Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.
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Cierant Corporation, on behalf of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, disclosed a data security event involving the third-party file transfer tool Cleo VLTrader. Cierant detected suspicious activity on December 10, 2024, and determined an unauthorized actor exploited a vulnerability in the tool to access systems and potentially acquire files. Personal information, including identity data, may have been involved. Cierant ceased use of the tool, rotated passwords, enhanced security controls, and notified law enforcement and regulators. Affected individuals are offered 12 months of credit monitoring.
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Incident timeline
Dec 10, 2024
Discovered
Jul 7, 2025
Filed
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Linked disclosures
Why this link?Ransomware claims (1)
- Leak Sitecl0pbd_07daf6a1b38451a92025-02-01 · +155dVerified by operator
Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap
- Washington State AGbd_15d0ae25a9674afd2025-07-07Verified
- Washington State AGbd_3dde15084b7b9d422025-07-07Verified
- Montana State AGbd_d4221b679ab06c8d2025-07-07Verified
- California State AGbd_dc825fbbaeb958ce2025-07-07Verified
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- Texas State AGbd_a2f1dac33b9456df2025-07-08 · +1dVerified
- HHS OCRbd_af706982660950002025-07-03 · +4dVerified by operator
- Illinois State AGbd_f1e6a8237f126a062025-07-01 · +6dCandidate
Filing propagation · 8 filings · 6 states
View merged incident ↗Pattern: first filing Jul 1 (IL), last Jul 8 (TX) — a 7-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?
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