Discovery variance · Leak precedence · Materiality delta · SEC filing delay · Filing span — no leak-site claim in this cluster; no SEC 8-K in this cluster; needs two dated filings.
Regulatory clocksHIPAA✓ HHS notifiedFull clock table in Litigation Timeline
HHS OCRConfirmedLifecycle stage 2 of 3: ConfirmedUnverified claimConfirmedEnforcedmoderate sensitivity
Affected (total reported)
1,045
Data types
3
PHI · Health (basic) · Identity (basic)
Jurisdictions
1
GA
Linked filings
1
all HHS OCR
Timeline
Earliest sighting first · deep chronology in Litigation Timeline
Tift Regional Medical Center reported to HHS on 2018-12-18 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 1045 individuals. Breached information located on Email. An unknown individual gained access to two employee email accounts on June 20, 2018, exposing PHI including names, DOB, and clinical data.
Affected (this filing): 1,045
HHS notified
About this clustering
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