NEW YORKPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighResolved

The Guidance Center of Westchester

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Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 22, 2013

Filed

Apr 17, 2013

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

1,416

Confidence

97%

Full breach record for The Guidance Center of Westchester →

On February 22, 2013, a desktop CPU containing PHI of 1,416 individuals was stolen from The Guidance Center of Westchester (NY). Exposed data included names, dates of birth, addresses, diagnoses, outpatient treatment authorization requests, SSNs, insurance carrier names, and treating physician names. The CE filed a police report, notified multiple state regulators and HHS, offered free credit monitoring, and subsequently encrypted all computers, disabled USB ports, and installed security cameras.

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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 / 54 days

Feb 22, 2013

Begins

Feb 22, 2013

Discovered

Apr 17, 2013

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,416 affectedView incident

Name: The Guidance Center of Westchester
norm: the guidance center of westchester
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: The Guidance Center of Westchester
norm: the guidance center of westchester
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Feb 22, 2013
Breach occurred: Feb 22, 2013
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,416nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: Desktop computer
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed police reportNotified New York State Attorney General's OfficeNotified New York State Office of Cyber SecurityNotified New York State Department of State Division of Consumer ProtectionNotified Connecticut Attorney General's OfficeNotified HHS/OCROCR obtained assurances of corrective action implementation

During the incident: Filed police report
Notified affected individuals and media
Offered one year of free credit monitoring services to affected individuals
Encrypted all desktop and laptop computers
Disabled use of portable devices with USB connections
Initiated plans to relocate two offices to buildings with security cameras
Installed security cameras at another office location
Changes made: Encryption of all desktop and laptop computers
Disabled USB-connected portable device use
Installation of security cameras at office locations
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(54 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: Feb 22, 2013
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Feb 22, 2013
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Feb 22, 2013 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Feb 22, 2013 → 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: Apr 17, 2013
Raw hash: 2cae1d41f3247d646ee7a786b8094a33964137bd6f82ba7de7f3285545fe1c7d

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Reporting entityThe Guidance Center of Westchester

Victim entityThe Guidance Center of Westchester

Incidentdiscovered Feb 22, 2013

Stated responseFiled police report

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing