HackingHealthcareHealthcareVulnerability ExploitSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDEmploymentMediumContained

Brightline

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 4, 2023

Filed

Apr 19, 2023

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

26 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Brightline →

Brightline, Inc. notified consumers of a data breach involving its third-party file transfer provider, Fortra (GoAnywhere MFT SaaS). The incident, occurring around Jan 30, 2023, exploited a vulnerability to access accounts. Affected data included names, DOB, SSN, and employment info. Brightline disabled access, removed data, and offered 2 years of credit monitoring.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday11 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 74 days

Jan 30, 2023

Begins

Feb 4, 2023

Discovered

Apr 19, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

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 34 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

HHS OCRbd_a0176e4142b0a3702023-04-20 · +1dVerified
California State AGbd_a1b16fb406ed3ce92023-04-21 · +2dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_ab681e087aaa2ef42023-04-17 · +2dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_163db05cc4cb89582023-05-02 · +13dVerified by operator

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 37d gap

California State AGbd_0868c3f9cf5006022023-05-10 · +21dVerified
HHS OCRbd_4c63e3855981b1222023-05-10 · +21dVerified
Maine State AGbd_b69375073a6e96d42023-05-10 · +21dVerified
California State AGbd_d59ed55c5ee4770a2023-05-12 · +23dVerified
California State AGbd_bf99fc2a4df4a34d2023-05-17 · +28dVerified
HHS OCRbd_f567c60a6fd57cc42023-05-26 · +37dVerified

Showing first 10 of 25 linked disclosures.

Name: Brightline
norm: brightline
Domain: hellobrightline.com

Name: Brightline
norm: brightline
Domain: hellobrightline.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Feb 4, 2023
Breach occurred: Jan 30, 2023
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 19, 2023
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 ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Fortra notified law enforcement and we understand it is cooperating with their investigation of the GoAnywhere incident
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

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
Secured the services of Cyberscout to provide identity theft restoration and credit monitoring services at no cost to you for two years
Providing access to Triple Bureau Credit Monitoring services at no charge
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(74 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bdayLeak >30d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

New Hampshire State AGApr 17 · first

Vermont State AG+2d · this page

HHS OCR+3d

California State AG+4d

Oregon State AG+15d

California State AG+23d

HHS OCR+23d

Maine State AG+23d

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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-04-19-brightline-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 19, 2023
Raw hash: 068c0182bb2f1321e311e1fafbb072c124641d991e7dbf800deb779341ab27f5

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

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov