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Family Physicians of Old Town Fairfax PC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

May 19, 2018

Filed

Jul 19, 2018

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

500

Confidence

90%

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On May 19, 2018, Family Physicians of Old Town Fairfax PC experienced a Paradise ransomware attack that infected its fax server. A malicious actor gained access via an open RDP port using a physician's account. The CE removed the fax server, shut down workstations, and engaged forensic investigators through counsel. Investigation found the actor only deployed ransomware and accessed top-level folders that did not contain PHI; Paradise is not known to exfiltrate data. The CE concluded there was a low probability of PHI compromise. OCR reviewed the risk assessment and corrective actions. Reported to HHS OCR on 2018-07-19 affecting 500 individuals.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS notified9 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 61 days

May 19, 2018

Begins

May 19, 2018

Discovered

Jul 19, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed500 affectedView incident

Name: Family Physicians of Old Town Fairfax PC
norm: family physicians of old town fairfax
Industry: Healthcare Provider

Name: Family Physicians of Old Town Fairfax PC
norm: family physicians of old town fairfax
Industry: Healthcare Provider
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: May 19, 2018
Breach occurred: May 19, 2018
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 500nationwide
Data types: PHI
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1133 External Remote ServicesT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: HHS OCR review of risk assessment and security measures

During the incident: Removed fax server from office
Shut down all workstations
Engaged outside forensic investigation firm through counsel
Conducted risk assessment
Changes made: Implemented corrective actions per OCR
Executed business associate agreement with forensic investigating firm
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(61 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: May 19, 2018
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: May 19, 2018 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf
DisclosureLens renders the full SEC/HHS filing inline below from the originating regulator’s public record (§4.5 fair report privilege).
Filed at: Jul 19, 2018
Raw hash: 7a7723f131ae29a91cd9698ff59d638476c403c891afc70af50b816a2fd28cf8

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Reporting entityFamily Physicians of Old Town Fairfax PC

Victim entityFamily Physicians of Old Town Fairfax PC

Incidentdiscovered May 19, 2018

Stated responseRemoved fax server from office

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing