TEXASSocial EngineeringHealthcareHealthcarePhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

NorthStar Anesthesia, P.A.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

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Filed

Jul 20, 2018

To disclose

—

Affected

19,807

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

97%

Full breach record for NorthStar Anesthesia, P.A. →2 incidents on file

NorthStar Anesthesia (TX) reported to HHS OCR on 2018-07-20 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 19,807 individuals. An unauthorized user compromised a workforce member's email account via a phishing campaign. PHI potentially exposed included names, dates of birth, addresses, and treatment information (~20,968 per the description). Breached information located on Email. The CE improved safeguards, updated policies/procedures, and trained staff. OCR obtained corrective action assurances.

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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

Jul 20, 2018

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 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_1ca4b132b82254532018-07-20Verified
Montana State AGbd_1bc9b57dc82155782018-06-20 · +30dCandidate

Name: NorthStar Anesthesia, P.A.
norm: northstar anesthesia
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: NorthStar Anesthesia, P.A.
norm: northstar anesthesia
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 19,807nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Email
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566 PhishingT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented corrective actions including improved safeguards, updated policies and procedures, and workforce training.
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Improved safeguards
Updated policies and procedures
Trained workforce members on better practices to safeguard PHI
Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Changes made: Improved safeguards
Updated policies and procedures
Workforce training on PHI safeguarding
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 · 3 filings · 3 states

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Montana State AGJun 20 · first

New Hampshire State AG+30d

HHS OCR+30d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jun 20 (MT), last Jul 20 (TX) — a 30-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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: Jul 20, 2018
Raw hash: 145489fe6362651fe4e706981af6bdd8f5f241ca22a9a55ecd50012250284ed0

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Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNorthStar Anesthesia, P.A.

Victim entityNorthStar Anesthesia, P.A.

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseImproved safeguards

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing