WASHINGTONPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

Ward A. Morris, DDS

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Severity

High

Discovered

—

Filed

Aug 11, 2010

To disclose

—

Affected

2,698

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for Ward A. Morris, DDS →

Ward A. Morris, DDS reported to HHS on 2010-08-11 a Theft affecting 2698 individuals. Breached information located on Desktop Computer. A computer server containing ePHI (names, addresses, DOB, SSN, medical info) was stolen during an office burglary. The server was password-protected but not encrypted. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media, and posted substitute notice. Following the breach, the CE encrypted all ePHI on computer workstations and servers, improved physical safeguards, and retrained employees.

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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

Aug 11, 2010

Filed

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Corroborated · see linked filings

Compliance clocks stay unassessable until a regulatory filing lands. Dashed segments fill in automatically when corroboration arrives.

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_57ebf215e98c70d22010-08-12 · +1dVerified

Name: Ward A. Morris, DDS
norm: ward a morris dds
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Ward A. Morris, DDS
norm: ward a morris dds
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 2,698nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government ID
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: Desktop computer
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified HHSOCR investigation

During the incident: Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media, and posted substitute notice
Changes made: Encrypted all ePHI on computer workstations and servers
Improved its physical safeguards
Retrained employees
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 · 2 filings · 2 states

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HHS OCRAug 11 · first · this page

Massachusetts 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: Aug 11, 2010
Raw hash: 758eb4d5bc2e8061c5c841ac43f004696f08ebaf36a61715ed839634f170e361

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Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWard A. Morris, DDS

Victim entityWard A. Morris, DDS

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseProvided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media, and posted substitute notice

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing