FLORIDAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

Metcare of Florida, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 2, 2012

Filed

Jun 4, 2012

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

2,557

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for Metcare of Florida, Inc. →

Metcare of Florida, Inc. reported to HHS on 2012-06-04 a Theft affecting 2557 individuals. Breached information located on Other Portable Electronic Device. A tablet containing PHI (names, DOBs, patient IDs, clinical info) was stolen from a broken-into facility. The device was password-protected but unencrypted.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time5 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 33 days

May 2, 2012

Discovered

Jun 4, 2012

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed2,557 affectedView incident

Name: Metcare of Florida, Inc.
norm: metcare of florida
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Metcare of Florida, Inc.
norm: metcare of florida
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: May 2, 2012
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 2,557nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: Portable electronic device
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above

During the incident: Encrypted its portable devices
Implemented written policies requiring the physical safeguard of portable devices
Provided specialized training to its workforce
Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Posted substitute notice on its website
Changes made: Encrypted its portable devices
Implemented written policies requiring the physical safeguard of portable devices
Provided specialized training to its workforce
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(33 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on timeHHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: May 2, 2012
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: May 2, 2012
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: May 2, 2012 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: May 2, 2012 → 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: Jun 4, 2012
Raw hash: 3982210040fa4ffcd94c38b0adecb6b5ce3f8f5f56bfcb305a82829ee7cc5243

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Reporting entityMetcare of Florida, Inc.

Victim entityMetcare of Florida, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered May 2, 2012

Stated responseEncrypted its portable devices

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing