PhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Zachary E. Adkins, DDS

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Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 30, 2017

Filed

Jan 25, 2018

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

3,677

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

71%

Full breach record for Zachary E. Adkins, DDS →

Zachary E. Adkins DDS reported the theft of a laptop bag containing an unencrypted external hard drive on November 30, 2017. The breach affected 3,677 individuals, exposing PHI including names, SSNs, DOBs, and treatment info. Notices were sent January 25, 2018. The firm reported to law enforcement and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 56 days

Nov 30, 2017

Begins

Nov 30, 2017

Discovered

Jan 25, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

HHS OCRbd_7a639a3965872d692018-01-25Candidate

Name: Freeman, Mathis & Gary, LLP
norm: freeman mathis gary

Name: Zachary E. Adkins, DDS
norm: zachary e adkins dds
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Nov 30, 2017
Breach occurred: Nov 30, 2017
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 25, 2018
Affected individuals: 3,677nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberMedical information
WA-stated cause: Theft or Mistake
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 0dexposure 0d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoingContained same day
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed breach notification with the U.S. Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services

During the incident: Promptly reported the theft to law enforcement
Offering identity theft protection services through ID Experts
Provided individuals with free credit monitoring
Reviewing policies and procedures
Transitioning backup to a cloud-based service
Changes made: Transitioning our backup to a cloud-based service
Improved physical security
Implemented new technical safeguards
Changed password/strengthened password requirements
Revised policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(56 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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HHS OCRJan 25 · first

Washington State AGJan 25 · first · this page

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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachM9764.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 25, 2018
Raw hash: e6ea8962fd28390f51082ae271dc625d1f2955c53c7461583c22b5c0b0e9ab31

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFreeman, Mathis & Gary, LLP

Victim entityZachary E. Adkins, DDS

Incidentdiscovered Nov 30, 2017

Stated responsePromptly reported the theft to law enforcement

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com