HackingHealthcareTechnologyHealthcareVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataZero-DaySupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedPIIIdentity (basic)Health (basic)CVE-2023-0669MediumContained

NationsBenefits Holdings, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 7, 2023

Filed

Apr 13, 2023

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

7,030state residents only

Linked

11 filings

Confidence

64%

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

NationsBenefits Holdings, LLC reported a security incident resulting from a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-0669) in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT software. The incident occurred on Jan 30, 2023, and was discovered on Feb 7, 2023. Personal and health information of approximately 7,030 New Hampshire residents was impacted. NationsBenefits took the server offline, engaged forensic investigators, notified the FBI, and provided 24 months of credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 8 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 64 days

Jan 30, 2023

Begins

Feb 7, 2023

Discovered

Feb 13, 2023

Scope determined

Apr 13, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

3 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
Montana State AGbd_27eb698b3f802e522023-04-13Verified
Indiana State AGbd_2991e4635882bafd2023-04-13Verified
Delaware State AGbd_e00425fe19d51b102023-04-13Verified

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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: HealthcarellmTechnologyllm

Discovered: Feb 7, 2023
Breach occurred: Jan 30, 2023
Undetected for: 8 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Feb 13, 2023
Notification sent: Apr 13, 2023
Affected individuals: 7,030state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Health (basic)
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Providing required notices to the H.H.S. Office for Civil RightsProviding required notices to prominent media outletsProviding required notices to consumer reporting agenciesProviding required notices to certain state agencies
Third party: via Fortra, LLC
Initial access: exploit_public_facing
CVE references: CVE-2023-0669

During the incident: Took GoAnywhere server offline
Launched investigation conducted by McDermott Will & Emery LLP and a leading cybersecurity firm
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Scanned NationsBenefits environment with multiple security tools
Implemented a new file transfer solution that does not rely on Fortra software
Notified impacted clients on a rolling basis beginning on February 9, 2023
Provided complimentary 24-month membership to Experian’s IdentityWorks for impacted members
Changes made: Implemented a new file transfer solution that does not rely on Fortra software
Continuing to implement additional procedures to further strengthen the security of 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

Montana State AGApr 13 · first

Indiana State AGApr 13 · first

Delaware State AGApr 13 · first

HHS OCRApr 13 · first

South Carolina State AGApr 13 · first

New Hampshire 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/nationsbenefits-holdings-20230413.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: 199f3f65cbfd5c1c1dc2ff857f76f3d6531d7b8fad52cd1a149c4534ec9d39f0

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNationsBenefits Holdings, LLC

Victim entityNationsBenefits Holdings, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Feb 7, 2023

Stated responseTook GoAnywhere server offline

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov