MASSACHUSETTSPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftBusiness Associate (HIPAA)Customer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighResolved

Daniel J. Sigman MD PC

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Severity

High

Discovered

—

Filed

Jan 7, 2010

To disclose

—

Affected

1,860

Confidence

98%

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Daniel J. Sigman MD PC reported to HHS on 2010-01-07 a Theft affecting 1,860 individuals. Computer backup tapes containing EPHI (electronic medical records, names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, insurance information, SSNs, and medical record information) were stolen from the home of the practice manager on December 11, 2009. Breached information was located on Electronic Medical Record, Other, and Other Portable Electronic Device media. Corrective actions included encryption, revised transport/storage policies, and employee retraining.

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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

Dec 11, 2009

Begins

Jan 7, 2010

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,860 affectedView incident

Name: Daniel J. Sigman MD PC
norm: daniel j sigman md
Industry: Business Associate

Name: Daniel J. Sigman MD PC
norm: daniel j sigman md
Industry: Business Associate
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Breach occurred: Dec 11, 2009
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,860nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: Electronic medical recordOtherPortable electronic device
Covered-entity type: Business associate
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Upgraded software application for backup security
Implemented a new external backup system
Implemented encryption software for backup tapes and network storage device
Revised security policy for transporting backup media — tapes must be stored in a lockbox within a locked office
Prohibited movement of backup tapes from facility and restricted access to designated workforce
Retrained employees on policies and procedures for safeguarding backup tapes
Notified affected individuals and the media
Changes made: Encryption software deployed for backup tapes and network storage
New external backup system implemented
Revised backup media transport and storage security policy
Employee security awareness retraining
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: Jan 7, 2010
Raw hash: d81764d3a5543ab1ffed4bb92eb519fa7c22500a56b6decd8b4ada1f9c244a54

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Reporting entityDaniel J. Sigman MD PC

Victim entityDaniel J. Sigman MD PC

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseUpgraded software application for backup security

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing