FLORIDAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftLossCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Financial accountMediumResolved

Luz Colon, DPM Podiatry

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 20, 2012

Filed

May 19, 2012

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

1,137

Confidence

96%

Full breach record for Luz Colon, DPM Podiatry →

On March 20, 2012, an unencrypted laptop belonging to Luz Colon, DPM Podiatry (also operating as Absolute Foot and Ankle Specialists Inc., FL) was lost or stolen, exposing demographic, clinical, and financial information of 1,137 individuals. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and English and Spanish media. Corrective actions included prohibiting equipment removal from premises and adopting cloud-based EMR software. OCR obtained assurances of compliance.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time9 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 · 9 weeks / 60 days

Mar 20, 2012

Begins

Mar 20, 2012

Discovered

May 19, 2012

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,137 affectedView incident

Name: Luz Colon, DPM Podiatry
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Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Luz Colon, DPM Podiatry
norm: luz colon dpm podiatry
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Mar 20, 2012
Breach occurred: Mar 20, 2012
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,137nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Financial account
HHS breach type: LossTheft
Where the data lived: Laptop
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Regulator citations: HHS OCR — corrective action assurances obtained

During the incident: Breach notification provided to HHS
Breach notification provided to affected individuals
Breach notification provided to English and Spanish media
Changes made: Disallowed removal of equipment from the premises
Began using cloud-based electronic medical record software
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(60 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: Mar 20, 2012
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Mar 20, 2012
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Mar 20, 2012 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Mar 20, 2012 → 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: May 19, 2012
Raw hash: 2d70123eae2a1c3330ffe177c1fc4e539345e4514eab510d63b916aef8d206be

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Reporting entityLuz Colon, DPM Podiatry

Victim entityLuz Colon, DPM Podiatry

Incidentdiscovered Mar 20, 2012

Stated responseBreach notification provided to HHS

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing