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Family Healthcare of Lake Norman

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Apr 20, 2018

Filed

Jun 19, 2018

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

500

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Family Healthcare of Lake Norman →

Family Healthcare of Lake Norman reported to HHS on 2018-06-19 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 500 individuals. Breached information located on Network Server. Malware was encrypting information; ePHI was encrypted and password protected. No reportable breach of PHI found.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time9 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

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 60 days

Apr 20, 2018

Discovered

Jun 19, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

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

Name: Family Healthcare of Lake Norman
norm: family healthcare of lake norman
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Family Healthcare of Lake Norman
norm: family healthcare of lake norman
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Apr 20, 2018
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 500nationwide
Data types: —
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 ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions
Initial access: external_remote_services

During the incident: Engaged a third party to complete a forensic investigation
Disabled remote access to its computer system
Changes made: Converted to a cloud-based practice management and electronic health records software
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(60 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 20, 2018
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Apr 20, 2018
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Apr 20, 2018 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Apr 20, 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: Jun 19, 2018
Raw hash: f16ca4c3eeba54183709407185c689dc5df0d66c5a7ced6890eb11743a0c7562

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Reporting entityFamily Healthcare of Lake Norman

Victim entityFamily Healthcare of Lake Norman

Incidentdiscovered Apr 20, 2018

Stated responseEngaged a third party to complete a forensic investigation

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing