HackingHealthcareTechnologyHealthcareVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDownstream VictimsIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Brightline

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 4, 2023

Filed

Apr 17, 2023

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected

180state residents only

Linked

26 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Brightline →

Brightline, Inc. notified the NH AG of a data breach involving its third-party vendor Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT SaaS. An unauthorized party exploited a previously unknown vulnerability to access accounts and download files starting Jan 30, 2023. Brightline learned of the incident on Feb 4, 2023. Approximately 180 NH residents were affected, with data including names, addresses, DOBs, member IDs, and some SSNs. Brightline engaged its incident response plan, retained counsel, and offered 2 years of credit monitoring.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d10 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 72 days

Jan 30, 2023

Begins

Feb 4, 2023

Discovered

Apr 17, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

2 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 32 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_5ea7d3fbb2a5464a2023-04-19 · +2dVerified
HHS OCRbd_a0176e4142b0a3702023-04-20 · +3dVerified
California State AGbd_a1b16fb406ed3ce92023-04-21 · +4dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_163db05cc4cb89582023-05-02 · +15dVerified by operator

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 39d gap

California State AGbd_0868c3f9cf5006022023-05-10 · +23dVerified
HHS OCRbd_4c63e3855981b1222023-05-10 · +23dVerified
Maine State AGbd_b69375073a6e96d42023-05-10 · +23dVerified
California State AGbd_d59ed55c5ee4770a2023-05-12 · +25dVerified
California State AGbd_bf99fc2a4df4a34d2023-05-17 · +30dVerified
HHS OCRbd_f567c60a6fd57cc42023-05-26 · +39dVerified

Showing first 10 of 25 linked disclosures.

Name: Brightline
norm: brightline
Domain: hellobrightline.com

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

Discovered: Feb 4, 2023
Breach occurred: Jan 30, 2023
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 7, 2023
Affected individuals: 180state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Date of birth
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General
Third party: via Fortra
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged its incident response plan
Confirmed Fortra deactivated the unauthorized user's credentials
Disabled the vulnerable java servlet
Rebuilt Brightline's instance on new infrastructure
Implemented whitelisting for limited IP addresses to access the previously vulnerable administrative portal
Removed all Brightline data from the GoAnywhere MFT SaaS
Retained cyber counsel to assist with its investigation
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures including whitelisting
Removing all Brightline data from the GoAnywhere MFT SaaS
Ongoing measures to reduce data exposure until an alternative file transfer solution is identified and implemented
Enhancing its cybersecurity program to further safeguard its systems from cyber threats
Offering complimentary two-year memberships with a credit monitoring service
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(72 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >30d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

New Hampshire State AGApr 17 · first · this page

Vermont State AG+2d

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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/brightline-20230417.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 17, 2023
Raw hash: 22fc8f13f4e2a97055821fc1d18559378d5bd18ce9fa0c3f2eb4b2607581e76a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBrightline

Victim entityBrightline

Incidentdiscovered Feb 4, 2023

Stated responseEngaged its incident response plan

ComplianceLeak >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov