NEW JERSEYMalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData EncryptedData ExfiltratedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

New Jersey Spine Center

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Sep 22, 2016

To disclose

—

Affected

28,000

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

98%

Full breach record for New Jersey Spine Center →

New Jersey Spine Center (NJ) reported to HHS OCR on 2016-09-22 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting approximately 28,000 individuals. A ransomware virus attacked the CE's computer system, encrypting ePHI files and damaging the network OS, rendering all files unusable. ePHI included demographic and clinical information. The hacker gained access via a username/password. Breached information was located on Electronic Medical Record and Network Server. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and media, and provided free credit monitoring. Corrective actions and a remediation plan were required by OCR.

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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

Sep 22, 2016

Filed

—

Corroborated · see linked filings

Compliance clocks stay unassessable until a regulatory filing lands. Dashed segments fill in automatically when corroboration arrives.

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Oregon State AGbd_fb17e65f1b6faada2016-09-22Candidate

Name: New Jersey Spine Center
norm: new jersey spine center
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: New Jersey Spine Center
norm: new jersey spine center
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 28,000nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Electronic medical recordNetwork server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: HHS OCR — breach notification submitted; OCR obtained corrective action assurances
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Provided free credit monitoring to affected individuals
Deactivated the username and password used by the hacker
Provided OCR with HIPAA policies and procedures copies
Conducted staff training on HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules
Changes made: Conduct risk analysis and implement corresponding remediation plan
Review existing HIPAA policies and procedures
Execute new business associate agreement with electronic health records vendor
Conduct application assessment to prioritize data backup, disaster recovery, and emergency operations plans
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 · 2 filings · 2 states

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Oregon State AGSep 22 · first

HHS OCRSep 22 · first · this page

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: Sep 22, 2016
Raw hash: d422a02df41e5921c25f3f024e5faf745ca656092138bc7b6c5c998088b337c9

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Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNew Jersey Spine Center

Victim entityNew Jersey Spine Center

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseNotified HHS, affected individuals, and the media

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing