NEW YORKHackingHealthcareHealthcareCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Health (basic)Government IDHigh

Ruben U. Carvajal, MD

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Severity

High

Discovered

—

Filed

Jul 17, 2018

To disclose

—

Affected

3,775

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

50%

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On July 17, 2018, Ruben U. Carvajal, MD reported a hacking incident to HHS affecting 3,775 individuals. An unauthorized party gained access to the electronic medical record (EMR) system through remote access software on a desktop computer. The compromised information included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and extensive protected health information (PHI). In response, the entity replaced the computer, installed a new EMR system, removed the remote access software, strengthened passwords, and offered one year of credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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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 17, 2018

Filed

No interval is drawn: no breach start or discovery date is on record for this filing.

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

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_3d1462c2989f67852018-07-18 · +1dVerified

Name: Ruben U. Carvajal, MD
norm: ruben u carvajal md
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Ruben U. Carvajal, MD
norm: ruben u carvajal md
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 3,775nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Health (basic)Government ID
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Desktop computerElectronic medical record
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified HHSOCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions.

During the incident: Provided breach notification to HHS, the media, and the affected individuals.
Changes made: Uninstalled and deleted the remote access software
Installed a new EMR system
Replaced the impacted computer
Implemented additional safeguards such as strengthening passwords
Ensuring that all systems and programs are updated by utilizing available patches and updates
Provided the affected individuals one year of free credit monitoring
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 · 2 states

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HHS OCRJul 17 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

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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 17, 2018
Raw hash: 9b42fd6eb26723897277065359f4a6a45a9c3e1ca3dd5262a5b38eefd30ba9ce

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityRuben U. Carvajal, MD

Victim entityRuben U. Carvajal, MD

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseProvided breach notification to HHS, the media, and the affected individuals.

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing