CALIFORNIAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Financial accountHighResolved

Apria Healthcare LLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 13, 2012

Filed

Aug 15, 2012

To disclose

2 days

Affected

11,000

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

97%

Full breach record for Apria Healthcare LLC →6 incidents on file

Apria Healthcare, Inc. reported to HHS on 2012-08-15 a Theft affecting 11,000 individuals (HHS-listed count; the web description references 65,700 individuals in the laptop). An unencrypted laptop was stolen from a workforce member's locked vehicle. PHI exposed included names, addresses, birth dates, SSNs, driver's licenses, and financial and medical information. The CE sanctioned the employee, encrypted all laptops and desktops, and retrained staff. OCR obtained assurances of corrective action.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time2 days 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 · 2 days

Aug 13, 2012

Begins

Aug 13, 2012

Discovered

Aug 15, 2012

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_717486a110bbc20c2012-08-15Verified
California State AGbd_94e6d685232ab8042012-08-15Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_251b2397ae2893d32012-08-23 · +8dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_e96081755f6636a92012-09-27 · +43dVerified

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California State AGbd_7c61049866a8c9312012-09-28 · +44dVerified
HHS OCRbd_2bde93f306fcd0952012-10-10 · +56dVerified

Name: Apria Healthcare LLC
norm: apria healthcare
Domain: apria.com
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Apria Healthcare LLC
norm: apria healthcare
Domain: apria.com
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Aug 13, 2012
Breach occurred: Aug 13, 2012
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 11,000nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Financial 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: External
Regulator citations: HHS OCR breach notification submittedOCR obtained assurances of corrective actions

During the incident: Breach notification provided to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Workforce member sanctioned
All laptop and desktop computers encrypted
Workforce members retrained on data handling
Changes made: Encrypted all laptop and desktop computers
Retrained workforce members
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 2 days(2 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: Aug 13, 2012
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Aug 13, 2012
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Aug 13, 2012 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Aug 13, 2012 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 3 states

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New Hampshire State AGAug 15 · first

California State AGAug 15 · first

HHS OCRAug 15 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+8d

New Hampshire State AG+43d

California State AG+44d

HHS OCR+56d

Pattern: first filing Aug 15 (NH), last Oct 10 (CA) — a 56-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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: Aug 15, 2012
Raw hash: 68b3395e886c3de6dc07e81418bad7f2a9f69b4cca1facb53f8e6386a10adef1

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Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityApria Healthcare LLC

Victim entityApria Healthcare LLC

Incidentdiscovered Aug 13, 2012

Stated responseBreach notification provided to HHS, affected individuals, and the media

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing