INDIANAMalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedRansom DemandedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDCriticalContained

Otolaryngology Associates, LLC

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

—

Filed

Apr 1, 2024

To disclose

—

Affected

316,802

Linked

6 records

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for Otolaryngology Associates, LLC →2 incidents on file

Otolaryngology Associates, LLC reported to HHS on 2024-04-01 a Hacking/IT Incident (ransomware) affecting 316,802 individuals. Breached information located on Network Server. PHI included names, SSNs, addresses, DOBs, driver's license numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and treatment information.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS notified

⚠ no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.

⚠ No discovery dateThe OCR public portal omits the discovery date, so the 60-day notification clock cannot be evaluated from this source — only that the filing was submitted.

Incident timeline — partial

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Breach window unknown

Apr 1, 2024

Filed

No interval is drawn: no breach start or discovery date is on record for this filing.

This filing is one of 6 records about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteinc_ransombd_964edcb8ce90ea092024-03-27 · +4dVerified

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_60af42c3f436769d2024-04-01Verified by operator
Illinois State AGbd_933e00fb057d7fef2024-04-01Verified
Indiana State AGbd_2dd1b6d214d357142024-04-02 · +1dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_75ac7874c8803ec22024-04-02 · +1dVerified

Name: Otolaryngology Associates, LLC
norm: otolaryngology associates
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Otolaryngology Associates, LLC
norm: otolaryngology associates
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 316,802nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government ID
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified HHS

During the incident: Provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals
Implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards
Staff were retrained to better protect PHI
Notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Changes made: Implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards
Staff were retrained to better protect PHI
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: HHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: not extracted
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

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

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 4 states

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Montana State AGApr 1 · first

Illinois State AGApr 1 · first

HHS OCRApr 1 · first · this page

Indiana State AG+1d

Vermont State AG+1d

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: Apr 1, 2024
Raw hash: 7fc3e20379f79c7f05b617af00ac629fa13efdfa7e251559275a04ceae404411

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Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityOtolaryngology Associates, LLC

Victim entityOtolaryngology Associates, LLC

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseProvided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing