CALIFORNIAHackingHealthcareHealthcareBusiness Associate (HIPAA)Customer Data InvolvedSupply Chain (3P Vendor)PHIIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Brightline

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 6, 2023

Filed

Apr 7, 2023

To disclose

—

Affected

7,672

Linked

26 filings

Confidence

96%

Full breach record for Brightline →

Brightline, Inc. (a Business Associate) reported to HHS on 2023-04-07 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 7,672 individuals. The breach originated from a cyber-attack on Brightline's vendor. PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and addresses, located on a Network Server. Brightline notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media, provided credit monitoring, and implemented additional safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance regarding HIPAA Privacy Rules.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time

⚠ 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

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 60 days

Feb 6, 2023

Discovered

Apr 7, 2023

Filed

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 →

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_5ea7d3fbb2a5464a2023-04-19 · +12dVerified
HHS OCRbd_a0176e4142b0a3702023-04-20 · +13dVerified
California State AGbd_a1b16fb406ed3ce92023-04-21 · +14dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_163db05cc4cb89582023-05-02 · +25dVerified by operator

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California State AGbd_0868c3f9cf5006022023-05-10 · +33dVerified
HHS OCRbd_4c63e3855981b1222023-05-10 · +33dVerified
Maine State AGbd_b69375073a6e96d42023-05-10 · +33dVerified
California State AGbd_d59ed55c5ee4770a2023-05-12 · +35dVerified
California State AGbd_bf99fc2a4df4a34d2023-05-17 · +40dVerified
HHS OCRbd_f567c60a6fd57cc42023-05-26 · +49dVerified

Showing first 10 of 25 linked disclosures.

Name: Brightline, Inc.
norm: brightline
Domain: gobrightline.com

Name: Brightline
norm: brightline
Domain: hellobrightline.com
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Feb 6, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 7,672nationwide
Data types: PHIIdentity (basic)
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Business associate
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified HHSOCR provided the BA with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Privacy Rules

During the incident: Notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice
Provided complimentary credit monitoring services
Changes made: Implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: HHS report on timeHHS notified
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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: Feb 6, 2023
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Feb 6, 2023
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Feb 6, 2023 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Feb 6, 2023 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 4 states

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HHS OCRApr 7 · first · this page

Vermont State AG+12d

HHS OCR+13d

California State AG+14d

Oregon State AG+25d

California State AG+33d

HHS OCR+33d

Maine State AG+33d

California State AG+35d

California State AG+40d

HHS OCR+49d

Pattern: first filing Apr 7 (CA), last May 26 (CA) — a 49-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://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf
DisclosureLens renders the full SEC/HHS filing inline below from the originating regulator’s public record (§4.5 fair report privilege).
Filed at: Apr 7, 2023
Raw hash: 7f58c91b112d592f4bd4e97bf1a79a5cb305e74f5911731e5cc4d2d6d4c6ea48

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Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBrightline, Inc.

Victim entityBrightline

Incidentdiscovered Feb 6, 2023

Stated responseNotified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing