CALIFORNIAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Medium

Kaiser Permanente Health Plan, Inc of Northern California

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Jul 12, 2016

To disclose

—

Affected

1,136

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for Kaiser Permanente Health Plan, Inc of Northern California →2 incidents on file

Two former employees of Kaiser Permanente Northern California stole over 2,000 pieces of clinical technology ultrasound units and related parts between June 6, 2010, and May 19, 2016. The breach affected approximately 1,136 patients and included names, internal medical record numbers, and ultrasound images. The entity notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media, and also reported the theft to the FBI. In response, the company trained staff on safeguarding protected health information (PHI) and proper equipment decommissioning, and established new quality assurance processes. The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) provided technical assistance regarding the entity's security management process.

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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

Jun 6, 2010

Begins

Jul 12, 2016

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_3e771fb9aec5b2072016-07-12Candidate

Name: Kaiser Permanente Health Plan, Inc of Northern California
norm: kaiser permanente health plan inc of northern california
Domain: kp.org
Industry: Insurance — Health

Name: Kaiser Permanente Health Plan, Inc of Northern California
norm: kaiser permanente health plan inc of northern california
Domain: kp.org
Industry: Insurance — Health
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Breach occurred: Jun 6, 2010 – May 19, 2016
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,136nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: Portable electronic device
Covered-entity type: Health plan
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: Notified HHSReported to FBIOCR provided technical assistance

Changes made: Trained staff on safeguarding PHI and proper decommissioning of medical equipment
Established quality assurance monitoring processes and quarterly reviews
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

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California State AGJul 12 · first

HHS OCRJul 12 · first · this page

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 12, 2016
Raw hash: b960a0ee5ba592a7e7cf0db4872343d9ebb453f901fae5f41e993dfa35f65e42

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Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKaiser Permanente Health Plan, Inc of Northern California

Victim entityKaiser Permanente Health Plan, Inc of Northern California

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseTrained staff on safeguarding PHI and proper decommissioning of medical equipment

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing