MISSOURIMalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData EncryptedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Medium

Bluetail Medical Group

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 1, 2017

Filed

Aug 2, 2017

To disclose

≤1 day

Affected

11,000

Confidence

50%

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Bluetail Medical Group reported to HHS on 2017-08-02 a ransomware incident affecting 11000 individuals. The attack, discovered on August 1, 2017, involved ransomware encrypting a desktop computer containing patient x-ray images, names, and dates of birth. The attackers demanded a bitcoin payment for the decryption key.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time≤1 day 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 · ≤1 day / 1 days

Aug 1, 2017

Discovered

Aug 2, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed11,000 affectedView incident

Name: Bluetail Medical Group
norm: bluetail medical
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Bluetail Medical Group
norm: bluetail medical
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Aug 1, 2017
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 11,000nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Desktop computer
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified HHSOCR obtained documented assurances that the CE implemented corrective action steps.

During the incident: Removed the malware
Recovered the lost data
Changes made: Installed new virus-protection software
Improved safeguards through encryption, server monitoring, and implementing a cloud-based backup for its server
Retrained its staff on security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: ≤1 day(1 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: Aug 1, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Aug 1, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Aug 1, 2017 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Aug 1, 2017 → 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: Aug 2, 2017
Raw hash: 70ae761548d20ba48c5e71ffe60d8b1e17c1c79b461612eaa1666c1fce99c571

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Reporting entityBluetail Medical Group

Victim entityBluetail Medical Group

Incidentdiscovered Aug 1, 2017

Stated responseRemoved the malware

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing