KANSASPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighResolved

Valley Hope

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Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 30, 2015

Filed

Feb 26, 2016

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

52,076

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Valley Hope →2 incidents on file

Valley Hope Association reported to HHS on 2016-02-26 a Theft affecting 52,076 individuals. Breached information located on Laptop. A work-issued laptop containing PHI (names, SSNs, medical records) was stolen from an employee's vehicle on Dec 30, 2015. The laptop was not accessed; the entity terminated network access, reset passwords, encrypted devices, and updated security policies.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time8 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 · 8 weeks / 58 days

Dec 30, 2015

Begins

Dec 30, 2015

Discovered

Feb 26, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

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

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_9425273d79ac3e262016-02-29 · +3dVerified

Name: Valley Hope
norm: valley hope
Domain: valleyhope.org
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Valley Hope
norm: valley hope
Domain: valleyhope.org
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Dec 30, 2015
Breach occurred: Dec 30, 2015
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 52,076nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: Laptop
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: provided breach notification to HHSposted substitute notice on the home page of its websiteOCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above

During the incident: Reported the incident to the local police and the covered entity (CE)
Conducted a forensic analysis
Terminated the computer’s access to its computer network
Reset the user’s password
Verified the laptop had no open connections to other electronic systems
Changes made: Encrypted all devices containing PHI
Implemented the use of software to mask social security numbers
Developed an information security and privacy committee
Updated its policies and procedures manual
Trained staff on its updated policies and procedures relating to password use and development, automatic time outs on electronic devices, malicious malware, and network access rights
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(58 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: Dec 30, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Dec 30, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Dec 30, 2015 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Dec 30, 2015 → 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 OCRFeb 26 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+3d

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: Feb 26, 2016
Raw hash: 85aacb6901201b26a3077220cc0a02ae8248e51ababb0c27836a1056700f72b6

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityValley Hope

Victim entityValley Hope

Incidentdiscovered Dec 30, 2015

Stated responseReported the incident to the local police and the covered entity (CE)

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing