KANSASMalwareHealthcareGovernmentHealthcareRansomwareBusiness Associate (HIPAA)Customer Data InvolvedData EncryptedRansom DemandedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging

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Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 5, 2017

Filed

Oct 31, 2017

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

8,750

Confidence

97%

Full breach record for East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging →

On September 5, 2017, ransomware encrypted files in East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging's Microsoft Azure environment. The breach affected PHI of 8,000 individuals (HHS-reported count: 8,750), including names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, and Medicaid numbers stored on a network server. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Remediation included engaging a cybersecurity firm, deploying cloud security software, resetting passwords, updating remote access procedures, and employee training. OCR obtained documented assurances of corrective actions.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time8 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 56 days

Sep 5, 2017

Begins

Sep 5, 2017

Discovered

Oct 31, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed8,750 affectedView incident

Name: East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging
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Name: East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging
norm: east central kansas area agency on aging
Industry: Healthcaresource defaultGovernmentllm

Discovered: Sep 5, 2017
Breach occurred: Sep 5, 2017
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 8,750nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Government ID
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Business associate
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: HHS OCR notified; OCR obtained documented assurances of voluntary corrective actions

During the incident: Hired cybersecurity company to investigate breach and remove ransomware
Purchased cloud security software to increase security monitoring
Changed all passwords
Implemented 90-day password change requirement
Changed remote access procedure
Trained employees on ransomware and robust passwords
Changes made: Ransomware removed from Microsoft Azure environment
Security monitoring enhanced via cloud security software
Password policies strengthened and enforced
Remote access procedures updated
Employee security awareness training completed
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(56 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on timeHHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: Sep 5, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Sep 5, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Sep 5, 2017 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Sep 5, 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: Oct 31, 2017
Raw hash: ceb63173f2a06d97489b5c0fb7a014b4ec96b63eb75e2703e6b2a41abc3333d3

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Reporting entityEast Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging

Victim entityEast Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging

Incidentdiscovered Sep 5, 2017

Stated responseHired cybersecurity company to investigate breach and remove ransomware

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing