HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesSupply Chain (3P Vendor)TargetedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

NationsBenefits Holdings, LLC

bd_27eb698b3f802e52 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 7, 2023

Filed

Apr 13, 2023

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

161state residents only

Linked

11 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for NationsBenefits Holdings, LLC →2 incidents on file

NationsBenefits Holdings, LLC notified Montana residents that a third-party vendor, Fortra, LLC, experienced a cybersecurity attack on or around January 30, 2023. NationsBenefits discovered the incident on February 7, 2023, and confirmed that some individuals' personal information was affected. The company engaged legal counsel and cybersecurity firms, notified law enforcement, and offered 24 months of Experian IdentityWorks services.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 8 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 65 days

Jan 30, 2023

Begins

Feb 7, 2023

Discovered

Apr 13, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

9 wks faster

This filing is one of 11 about the same incident.View merged incident

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_1b538b7a6b069a1e2023-04-13Verified
Indiana State AGbd_2991e4635882bafd2023-04-13Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_7a3042e338cc12002023-04-13Verified
Delaware State AGbd_e00425fe19d51b102023-04-13Verified

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 22d gap

HHS OCRbd_e85b721b457f6efc2023-04-13Verified
South Carolina State AGbd_f4ea46e421b654be2023-04-13Verified
California State AGbd_5cf8474b7cde8f072023-04-14 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_538bde34078d74742023-04-20 · +7dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_90ff9cd7813fad7c2023-05-01 · +18dVerified
Maine State AGbd_be7b07047f2e066a2023-05-05 · +22dVerified

Name: NationsBenefits Holdings, LLC
norm: nationsbenefits holdings

Name: NationsBenefits Holdings, LLC
norm: nationsbenefits holdings
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 7, 2023
Breach occurred: Jan 30, 2023
Undetected for: 8 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 161state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1195 Supply Chain CompromiseT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Stopped using Fortra’s software
Worked with experienced legal counsel and a leading cybersecurity firm to conduct a comprehensive investigation
Notified law enforcement authorities
Changes made: Implemented and are continuing to implement additional procedures to further strengthen the security of our IT system environments
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(65 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 11 states

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Vermont State AGApr 13 · first

Indiana State AGApr 13 · first

New Hampshire State AGApr 13 · first

Delaware State AGApr 13 · first

HHS OCRApr 13 · first

South Carolina State AGApr 13 · first

Montana State AGApr 13 · first · this page

California State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+7d

Oregon State AG+18d

Maine State AG+22d

Pattern: first filing Apr 13 (VT), last May 5 (ME) — a 22-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-187.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 13, 2023
Raw hash: 8114fb80ee9ca073fa400646ef15062e4cf06723b94c47a2dee093da0c2c9c40

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNationsBenefits Holdings, LLC

Victim entityNationsBenefits Holdings, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Feb 7, 2023

Stated responseStopped using Fortra’s software

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov