CONNECTICUTHackingHealthcareHealthcareCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Financial accountMediumResolved

Stamford Podiatry Group

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 14, 2016

Filed

May 25, 2016

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

40,491

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Stamford Podiatry Group →

Stamford Podiatry Group .P.C. reported to HHS on 2016-05-25 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 40,491 individuals. Breached information located on Network Server. Unauthorized individuals gained privileged access to the server between Feb 2 and April 14, 2016, exposing demographic, financial, and clinical data. The entity retrained staff, rebuilt its IT environment, and implemented new risk management policies.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time6 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 72 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 41 days

Feb 2, 2016

Begins

Apr 14, 2016

Discovered

May 25, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_9c236a9e98388ed72016-05-26 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_9090b9b50760d6b32016-05-24 · +1dVerified
Montana State AGbd_fedbabc63e3bc82d2016-05-24 · +1dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_a2b186e0a8fd0ad22016-06-20 · +26dVerified by operator

Name: Stamford Podiatry Group
norm: stamford podiatry
Domain: stamfordpodiatry.com
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Stamford Podiatry Group
norm: stamford podiatry
Domain: stamfordpodiatry.com
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Apr 14, 2016
Breach occurred: Feb 2, 2016 – Apr 14, 2016
Undetected for: 72 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 40,491nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Financial account
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Retrained staff
Implemented an upgraded, more secure data backup solution
Enhanced safeguards for its information technology (IT) system, including completely rebuilding its IT operating environment
Implemented new risk management policies and plans
Improved its processes for managing and monitoring its vendors
Reduced the amount of PHI and personally identifiable information in its possession
Provided breach notification to affected individuals and the media
Changes made: Retrained staff
Implemented an upgraded, more secure data backup solution
Enhanced safeguards for its information technology (IT) system, including completely rebuilding its IT operating environment
Implemented new risk management policies and plans
Improved its processes for managing and monitoring its vendors
Reduced the amount of PHI and personally identifiable information in its possession
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(41 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on timeHHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: Apr 14, 2016
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Apr 14, 2016
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Apr 14, 2016 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Apr 14, 2016 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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New Hampshire State AGMay 24 · first

Montana State AGMay 24 · first

HHS OCR+1d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+2d

Oregon State AG+27d

Pattern: first filing May 24 (NH), last Jun 20 (OR) — a 27-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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: May 25, 2016
Raw hash: 5e2244747ce507bf61b9e9dc6bc8c21a34e1f7e8be9c3149fce795f80f3ba52c

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Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityStamford Podiatry Group

Victim entityStamford Podiatry Group

Incidentdiscovered Apr 14, 2016

Stated responseRetrained staff

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing