MalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareRansom DemandedRansom PaidData ExfiltratedSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Customer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Health (basic)PIILowContained

Northern Light Health

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Sep 14, 2020

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

54state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Northern Light Health →4 incidents on file

Northern Light Health notified Montana and other residents of a third-party vendor (Blackbaud) ransomware incident. The attack occurred in May 2020; Northern Light Health was notified on July 16, 2020. Data involved included names, addresses, DOB, gender, and limited PHI. Ransom was paid by Blackbaud. No credit card data was accessed. Total affected count not explicitly stated for Montana; 487 Rhode Island residents identified.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 76 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 60 days

May 1, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Sep 14, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Part of BLACKBAUD, INC. supply-chain incident (2020) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_156bbc26a46501282020-09-14Verified

Name: Northern Light Health
norm: northern light health
Domain: northernlighthealth.org

Name: Northern Light Health
norm: northern light health
Domain: northernlighthealth.org
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
Breach occurred: May 1, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 76 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 14, 2020
Affected individuals: 54state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Health (basic)PII
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Provided notification to the United States Department of Health and Human Services
Third party: via Blackbaud, Inc.
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Commenced an investigation to better understand the nature and scope of the incident
Worked diligently to gather further information from Blackbaud
Provided the legally required notification of this incident to the United States Department of Health and Human Services
Working to review existing policies and procedures regarding third-party vendors
Working with Blackbaud to evaluate additional measures and safeguards
Changes made: Reviewing existing policies and procedures regarding third-party vendors
Evaluating additional measures and safeguards to protect against this type of incident in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(60 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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California State AGSep 14 · first

Montana State AGSep 14 · first · this page

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/Lighthouse-Notification.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 14, 2020
Raw hash: 6c1ece3230096fa14b026a7544a62a3f66f25bf8639a4c888b4cdf101d93487a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNorthern Light Health

Victim entityNorthern Light Health

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2020

Stated responseCommenced an investigation to better understand the nature and scope of the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov