HackingHealthcareProfessional ServicesHealthcareVulnerability ExploitData MishandlingSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedZero-DayIdentity (basic)Government IDEmploymentMediumContained

Brightline

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 4, 2023

Filed

May 10, 2023

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

26 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Brightline →

Brightline, Inc. notified the California AG of a data breach involving its third-party provider Fortra (GoAnywhere MFT SaaS). An unauthorized party exploited a previously unknown vulnerability on Jan 30, 2023, to access accounts and download files. Brightline became aware on Feb 4, 2023. Affected data includes names, DOB, SSN, and employment info for HP employees. No clinical data or financial accounts were involved. Brightline rebuilt infrastructure, removed data from the service, and offered 2 years of credit monitoring.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d14 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 95 days

Jan 30, 2023

Begins

Feb 4, 2023

Discovered

May 10, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

This filing is one of 26 about the same incident.View merged incident

Part of FORTRA, LLC supply-chain incident (2023) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

A leak claim by cl0p about this victim predates this filing by 55 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

HHS OCRbd_4c63e3855981b1222023-05-10Verified
Maine State AGbd_b69375073a6e96d42023-05-10Verified
California State AGbd_d59ed55c5ee4770a2023-05-12 · +2dVerified
California State AGbd_bf99fc2a4df4a34d2023-05-17 · +7dVerified

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 23d gap

Oregon State AGbd_163db05cc4cb89582023-05-02 · +8dVerified by operator
HHS OCRbd_f567c60a6fd57cc42023-05-26 · +16dVerified
California State AGbd_a1b16fb406ed3ce92023-04-21 · +19dVerified
HHS OCRbd_a0176e4142b0a3702023-04-20 · +20dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_5ea7d3fbb2a5464a2023-04-19 · +21dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_ab681e087aaa2ef42023-04-17 · +23dVerified

Showing first 10 of 25 linked disclosures.

Name: Brightline
norm: brightline
Domain: hellobrightline.com

Name: Brightline
norm: brightline
Domain: hellobrightline.com
Industry: HealthcarellmProfessional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 4, 2023
Breach occurred: Jan 30, 2023
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDEmployment
Data elements: Date of birth
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1195 Supply Chain CompromiseT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Third party: via Fortra (formerly HelpSystems)
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Confirmed Fortra deactivated the unauthorized user’s credentials
Disabled the vulnerable java servlet
Rebuilt Brightline’s instance on new infrastructure
Implemented additional security measures, including a whitelisting for limited IP addresses to access the previously vulnerable administrative portal
Removal of all Brightline data from the GoAnywhere MFT SaaS
Retained cyber counsel to assist with our investigation
Changes made: Ongoing measures to reduce data exposure until an alternative file transfer solution is identified and implemented
Continue to enhance our cybersecurity program to further safeguard our systems from cyber threats
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 weeks(95 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >30d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 5 states

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New Hampshire State AGApr 17 · first

Vermont State AG+2d

HHS OCR+3d

California State AG+4d

Oregon State AG+15d

HHS OCR+23d

Maine State AG+23d

California State AG+23d · this page

California State AG+25d

California State AG+30d

HHS OCR+39d

Pattern: first filing Apr 17 (NH), last May 26 (CA) — a 39-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 25 — the full spread may be wider.

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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-566585
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 10, 2023
Raw hash: 789b77d58f74f2bd5a2c9fd197960a8336d9ee758ae6c05647627225aebbfecc

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBrightline

Victim entityBrightline

Incidentdiscovered Feb 4, 2023

Stated responseConfirmed Fortra deactivated the unauthorized user’s credentials

ComplianceLeak >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov