ALABAMAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareLossCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)LowResolved

University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Oct 25, 2017

Filed

Nov 27, 2017

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

652

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for University of Alabama at Birmingham →2 incidents on file

University of Alabama at Birmingham reported to HHS on 2017-11-27 a Loss affecting 652 individuals. Breached information located on Other Portable Electronic Device. Two unencrypted thumb drives containing PHI of 652 individuals were lost on October 25, 2017. The drives were retrieved, but it was undetermined if data was viewed. Staff were reprimanded, notifications sent, and new procedures/policies implemented to eliminate thumb drive usage for data transfer.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time5 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 · 5 weeks / 33 days

Oct 25, 2017

Begins

Oct 25, 2017

Discovered

Nov 27, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed652 affectedView incident

Name: University of Alabama at Birmingham
norm: university of alabama at birmingham
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: University of Alabama at Birmingham
norm: university of alabama at birmingham
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Oct 25, 2017
Breach occurred: Oct 25, 2017
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 652nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Loss
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: Internal

During the incident: CE staff responsible for the lost thumb drives were counselled and reprimanded
CE provided breach notification to HHS, the affected individuals and the media
Implemented a new procedure, eliminating the need to use thumb drives to transfer data to and from the scanning equipment
Developed a written policy regarding the new procedure, the use of portable devices, and the security of data within the clinic
All relevant staff participated in HIPAA re-training, and training on the new policy and procedure
Changes made: Implemented a new procedure, eliminating the need to use thumb drives to transfer data to and from the scanning equipment
Developed a written policy regarding the new procedure, the use of portable devices, and the security of data within the clinic
All relevant staff participated in HIPAA re-training, and training on the new policy and procedure
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: 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: Oct 25, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Oct 25, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Oct 25, 2017 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Oct 25, 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: Nov 27, 2017
Raw hash: 6259d236b2ab8acaccdedc3c196dc23059109ed904060e10b563e354dd366b6b

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Reporting entityUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham

Victim entityUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham

Incidentdiscovered Oct 25, 2017

Stated responseCE staff responsible for the lost thumb drives were counselled and reprimanded

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing