CALIFORNIAMalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareCustomer Data InvolvedData EncryptedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)HighResolved

Tarleton Medical

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Severity

High

Discovered

—

Filed

Mar 6, 2017

To disclose

—

Affected

3,929

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

98%

Full breach record for Tarleton Medical →

Tarleton Medical (CA, Healthcare Provider) reported to HHS on 2017-03-06 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 3,929 individuals. The CE was the victim of a malware/ransomware attack on its network server. Breached ePHI included names, dates of birth, addresses, social security numbers, and health care claims information. Following the breach, the CE implemented stronger passwords, encrypted all computers, and enhanced firewall and antivirus protections. OCR's investigation resulted in further safeguard enhancements.

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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

Mar 6, 2017

Filed

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

This filing is one of 3 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_0df637f88c60f19f2017-03-09 · +3dVerified
California State AGbd_d2c41c9b179e59222017-03-09 · +3dVerified by operator

Name: Tarleton Medical
norm: tarleton medical
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Tarleton Medical
norm: tarleton medical
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 3,929nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: HHS OCR investigation resulted in CE enhancing safeguards for ePHI

During the incident: Implemented stronger password policy
Encrypted all computers
Enhanced firewall and antivirus protection
Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and media
Changes made: Strengthened administrative and technical safeguards
Implemented stronger password policy
Encrypted all computers
Enhanced firewall and antivirus protection for electronic systems
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 · 3 filings · 2 states

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HHS OCRMar 6 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+3d

California 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: Mar 6, 2017
Raw hash: 9454054ba53e318189e6c45102839edd77ae4f32b573a6cfd33c6c1f3405e368

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Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTarleton Medical

Victim entityTarleton Medical

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseImplemented stronger password policy

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing