HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of April 7, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Brightline, Inc., CA
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 7, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10808, row:1947)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), Brightline, reported that its third-party provider was the victim of a cyber-attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 473,467 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, member and group identification numbers, and gender identification. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional security and technical safeguards. OCR provided the BA with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules.