CALIFORNIAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

University of California, San Francisco

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Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 25, 2013

Filed

Nov 22, 2013

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

8,294

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

97%

Full breach record for University of California, San Francisco →6 incidents on file

On September 25, 2013, a personal laptop and paper documents were stolen from a physician's locked car, affecting 8,294 individuals. The unencrypted laptop contained ePHI including names, addresses, SSNs, dates of birth, diagnoses, lab results, and medications. UCSF notified HHS, affected individuals, and media. In response, UCSF updated its ePHI safeguarding policies to require encryption of personally owned devices and direct possession of offsite ePHI. OCR obtained written assurances of corrective actions. Breached information located on Laptop and Paper/Films.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time8 weeks 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 · 8 weeks / 58 days

Sep 25, 2013

Begins

Sep 25, 2013

Discovered

Nov 22, 2013

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_da2afc3bbb8930de2013-11-21 · +1dVerified
HHS OCRbd_18801ef8114147b02013-10-03 · +50dCandidate

Name: University of California, San Francisco
Domain: berkeley.edu
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: University of California, San Francisco
norm: university of california san francisco
Domain: ucsf.edu
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Sep 25, 2013
Breach occurred: Sep 25, 2013
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 8,294nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Government ID
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: LaptopPaper / films
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: HHS OCR notified; OCR obtained written assurances of corrective action implementation

During the incident: Updated policy on safeguarding ePHI to address personally owned electronic devices
Required encryption of personally owned devices used to store ePHI
Required that ePHI transported offsite remain in the direct possession of the workforce member
Changes made: Encryption requirement for personal devices containing ePHI
Policy update on offsite ePHI transport and possession
Written assurances provided to OCR confirming corrective actions
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(58 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: Sep 25, 2013
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Sep 25, 2013
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Sep 25, 2013 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Sep 25, 2013 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings

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HHS OCROct 3 · first

California State AG+49d

HHS OCR+50d · this page

Pattern: first filing Oct 3 (CA), last Nov 22 (CA) — a 50-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: Nov 22, 2013
Raw hash: f8725b2173ed781d2ceece64eeb9cbc8ea1440795845ca4cf73bef738d474826

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Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityUniversity of California, San Francisco

Victim entityUniversity of California, San Francisco

Incidentdiscovered Sep 25, 2013

Stated responseUpdated policy on safeguarding ePHI to address personally owned electronic devices

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing