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Cierant

bd_dc825fbbaeb958ce · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 10, 2024

Filed

Jul 7, 2025

To disclose

30 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

8 records

Confidence

64%
Full breach record for Cierant →

Cierant Corporation disclosed a data security event where an unauthorized actor exploited a vulnerability in the third-party Cleo VLTrader secure file transfer tool. The incident was discovered on December 10, 2024, with the breach occurring on December 9, 2024. Affected data included PHI such as names, addresses, dates of birth, treatment dates, provider names, and medical record numbers for health plan members, including minors. No SSNs or financial information were involved. Cierant ceased use of the tool, rotated passwords, and enhanced security controls.

California clockDiscovered Dec 10, 2024 → Notified Jul 3, 2025205d ✗ CA 60-day late30 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days
discovery → filing · 30 weeks / 209 days

Dec 9, 2024

Begins

Dec 10, 2024

Discovered

Jul 7, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+19 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 records about the same incident.View merged incident
A leak claim by cl0p about this victim was first seen 156 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 6d gap

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 6 states

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Illinois State AGJul 1 · first
California State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 1 (IL), last Jul 8 (TX) — a 7-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.