TEXASHackingHealthcareHealthcareCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)HighResolved

Austin Manual Therapy Associates

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Severity

High

Discovered

—

Filed

Dec 6, 2017

To disclose

—

Affected

1,750

Confidence

97%

Full breach record for Austin Manual Therapy Associates →

Austin Manual Therapy Associates (TX) reported to HHS OCR on 2017-12-06 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 1,750 individuals. From October 3–9, 2017, an unauthorized individual accessed a CE laptop and a shared file folder. PHI exposed included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, treatment information, and claims data. Breached info located on Laptop and Network Server. CE remediated by network isolation, firewall updates, MFA rollout, and audit controls. OCR obtained assurances of voluntary corrective action.

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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

Oct 3, 2017

Begins

Dec 6, 2017

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,750 affectedView incident

Name: Austin Manual Therapy Associates
norm: austin manual therapy associates
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Austin Manual Therapy Associates
norm: austin manual therapy associates
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Breach occurred: Oct 3, 2017 – Oct 9, 2017
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,750nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: LaptopNetwork server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1083 File and Directory DiscoveryT1005 Data from Local System
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: HHS OCR notified; OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented voluntary corrective action steps.

During the incident: Disconnected the laptop from the network
Updated all firewalls and access points
Implemented multifactor identification protocol for all workforce members
Purchased an encrypted onsite firewall
Developed a process to audit its information system to prevent unauthorized activity
Changes made: Network isolation of compromised laptop
Firewall and access point updates
MFA deployment for workforce
Encrypted firewall deployment
Information system audit process established
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.

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: Dec 6, 2017
Raw hash: a38505da311ac7a87fe5f0012ea5d467cf7d48fc790caace3b3acb6e06112f94

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Reporting entityAustin Manual Therapy Associates

Victim entityAustin Manual Therapy Associates

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseDisconnected the laptop from the network

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing