CALIFORNIAHackingHealthcareHealthcarePhishingCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Christine Collins MD

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Severity

High

Discovered

May 27, 2017

Filed

Jul 27, 2017

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

1,500

Confidence

66%

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Christine D. Collins, APC & Ann Hofstadter, MD Inc. reported to HHS on 2017-07-27 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 1500 individuals. Breached information located on Email. Unauthorized access occurred between May 27, 2017, and May 28, 2017, involving employee email credentials acquired via a cyber-security attack. PHI, names, addresses, DOB, SSNs, and medical info were exposed. The entity disabled the account, reset credentials, implemented 2FA, and updated policies.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS notified9 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 · 9 weeks / 61 days

May 27, 2017

Begins

May 27, 2017

Discovered

Jul 27, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,500 affectedView incident

Name: Christine Collins MD
norm: christine collins md
Domain: christinecollinsmd.com
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Christine Collins MD
norm: christine collins md
Domain: christinecollinsmd.com
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: May 27, 2017
Breach occurred: May 27, 2017 – May 28, 2017
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,500nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government ID
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Email
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1566.002 Spearphishing Link
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: provided breach notification to HHSOCR provided technical assistance regarding the CE’s obligation to conduct a comprehensive and current security risk analysis
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Immediately disabled the account
Reset the credentials for the impacted user account
Implemented two-factor authentication for email access
Updated its policies and procedures
Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Changes made: Implemented two-factor authentication for email access
Updated its policies and procedures
Conduct a comprehensive and current security risk analysis
Implementing a corresponding risk management/mitigation plan
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(61 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS 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: May 27, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: May 27, 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: Jul 27, 2017
Raw hash: 6acb43aa4c57d43f4d66bf54586c18c131ee251acaed100fd3b418a11d1b4fb1

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Reporting entityChristine Collins MD

Victim entityChristine Collins MD

Incidentdiscovered May 27, 2017

Stated responseImmediately disabled the account

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing