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WEST VIRGINIAMalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData EncryptedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDHigh

Elizabeth L. Brown, MD, PLLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

—

Filed

May 12, 2017

To disclose

—

Affected

8,436

Confidence

50%
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Elizabeth L. Brown, MD, PLLC reported to HHS on 2017-05-12 a ransomware attack affecting 8,436 individuals. The attack, which occurred around March 14 and March 28, 2017, compromised the entity's billing, scheduling, and electronic medical record systems located on a network server. The breached information included names, addresses, dates of birth, medical details, driver's license and social security numbers, and insurance claim data. In response, the entity investigated with third-party experts, implemented enhanced security measures like unique credentials and revised access levels, and planned to migrate to a cloud-based EMR system. OCR reviewed the entity's risk analysis and corrective actions.

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

Mar 14, 2017

Begins

May 12, 2017

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed8,436 affectedView incident

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.