Social EngineeringTechnologyInformationPhishingStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIPHILowContained

Familylinks, Inc

bd_495dece845d6d07c · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

May 3, 2024

Filed

Nov 12, 2024

To disclose

28 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Familylinks, Inc →3 incidents on file

Familylinks Inc. notified Montana residents of a data security incident discovered on May 3, 2024, involving unauthorized access to an employee email account. The incident potentially exposed names and protected health information. Familylinks engaged cybersecurity experts and is offering complimentary identity protection services.

J jump to incidentP pin to compareR raw source

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 28 weeks / 193 days

May 3, 2024

Begins

May 3, 2024

Discovered

Nov 12, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+9 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

HHS OCRbd_96440000f9c122ca2024-11-12Candidate
Illinois State AGbd_9213101e58c076012024-11-01 · +11dCandidate

Name: Familylinks, Inc
norm: familylinks

Name: Familylinks, Inc
norm: familylinks
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: May 3, 2024
Breach occurred: May 3, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: PIIPHI
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Engaged independent cybersecurity experts to assist with the investigation
Offering complimentary identity protection services through Equifax
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance security and minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 weeks(193 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗

Illinois State AGNov 1 · first

HHS OCR+11d

Montana State AG+11d · this page

Pattern: first filing Nov 1 (IL), last Nov 12 (MT) — a 11-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/2025/01/Consumer-notification-letter-11.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 12, 2024
Raw hash: 84d824731eba39b01f269c780528256f2d816f1fa533d3113b209c148a61e3e4

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFamilylinks, Inc

Victim entityFamilylinks, Inc

Incidentdiscovered May 3, 2024

Stated responseEngaged independent cybersecurity experts to assist with the investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov