--- title: "Bridgeway Benefit Technologies data incident" description: "Evidence-backed account of Bridgeway Benefit Technologies data incident, covering what happened, impact, timeline, attack vector, technical details, and primary sources." incident_type: "Data incident" status: "active" last_modified: "2026-08-09" canonical_url: "https://www.ally.security/incidents/bridgeway-benefit-technologies-data-incident-2026" markdown_url: "https://www.ally.security/incidents/bridgeway-benefit-technologies-data-incident-2026.md" stix_url: "https://www.ally.security/incidents/bridgeway-benefit-technologies-data-incident-2026/stix.json" --- # Bridgeway Benefit Technologies data incident A Bridgeway Benefit Technologies incident with a regulator-reported March 5-May 19 event range. Texas reporting associated names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and an unspecified other category with the incident. Last modified Aug 9, 2026 · 3 sources ## Summary - **Environment:** Not publicly identified - **Operational impact:** No outage or recovery duration quantified - **Financial impact:** No public cost estimate ## What happened A [Bridgeway Benefit Technologies](https://www.bridgewaybentech.com/) incident with a regulator-reported March 5-May 19 event range. [1](#source-1) [3](#source-3) ## Impact Texas reporting associated names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and an unspecified other category with the incident. [3](#source-3) Documented data types include: - Dates of birth — Dates of birth; reported by the Texas Attorney General and varying by individual. [3](#source-3) - Social Security numbers — Social Security numbers; reported by the Texas Attorney General and varying by individual. [3](#source-3) - Contact information — Addresses; reported by the Texas Attorney General and varying by individual. [3](#source-3) - Names — Names; reported by the Texas Attorney General and varying by individual. [3](#source-3) A cited record reports 54,838 individuals (Overall individuals affected as reported in Texas Attorney General report BR-0005209; regulator-reported and not independently verified; as of 2026-07-28). [3](#source-3) A cited record reports 659 individuals (Texas residents in report BR-0005209; a subset of the overall count and not additive; as of 2026-07-28). [3](#source-3) ## Timeline ### March 5, 2026 — Activity began Beginning of the incident range reported by California and Texas regulators. [1](#source-1) ### May 18, 2026 — Discovery Detection date recorded in Texas Attorney General report BR-0005209. [3](#source-3) ### May 19, 2026 — Documented activity ended End of the incident range reported by California and Texas regulators; the sources do not establish that every consequence ended on this date. [1](#source-1) ### July 24, 2026 — Public disclosure California Attorney General reported date for the Bridgeway sample notice; not asserted as the mailing date for every person. [2](#source-2) ### July 28, 2026 — Public disclosure Publication date of Texas Attorney General report BR-0005209. [3](#source-3) ### August 9, 2026 — Briefing updated This briefing was last reviewed and updated on August 9, 2026. ## Threat Group & Attack Vector The cited public record does not establish a specific initial-access vector, malware family, exploited vulnerability, or ATT\&CK technique. ### Actors - No threat actor group has been identified in the reviewed public evidence. ### TTPs - No specific MITRE ATT\&CK technique is currently mapped for this case. ## Response The cited public record does not describe additional containment, investigation, or recovery measures. No access path, attribution, scale, or recovery detail is inferred beyond the cited claims. [3](#source-3) ## Assets [Download the case-scoped STIX 2.1 bundle]() ## Sources Primary source records used to research this incident. ### Submitted Breach Notification Sample — Bridgeway Benefit Technologies LLC regulatory · California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General ### Data Security Breach List — 2026 records regulatory · California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General ### Data Security Breach Reports — 2026 public records regulatory · Office of the Attorney General of Texas
Evidence ledger Review the supporting structured claims. 1. **Ended At · 100% confidence · current** March-May 2026 Bridgeway incident: 2026-05-19 2. **Exposed Data Category · 100% confidence · current** Bridgeway personal data exposure: Dates of birth 3. **Disclosed At · 100% confidence · current** Bridgeway July 2026 breach notifications: 2026-07-28 4. **Disclosed At · 100% confidence · current** Bridgeway July 2026 breach notifications: 2026-07-24 5. **Affected Individual Count · 100% confidence · current** Bridgeway personal data exposure: 54,838 individual 6. **Resulted In · 100% confidence · current** March-May 2026 Bridgeway incident: Bridgeway July 2026 breach notifications 7. **Affected Organization · 100% confidence · current** March-May 2026 Bridgeway incident: Bridgeway Benefit Technologies LLC 8. **Affected Organization · 100% confidence · current** Bridgeway personal data exposure: Bridgeway Benefit Technologies LLC 9. **Exposed Data Category · 100% confidence · current** Bridgeway personal data exposure: Social Security numbers 10. **Began At · 100% confidence · current** March-May 2026 Bridgeway incident: 2026-03-05 11. **Discovered At · 100% confidence · current** March-May 2026 Bridgeway incident: 2026-05-18 12. **Resulted In · 100% confidence · current** March-May 2026 Bridgeway incident: Bridgeway personal data exposure 13. **Exposed Data Category · 100% confidence · current** Bridgeway personal data exposure: Contact information 14. **Affected Individual Count · 100% confidence · current** Bridgeway personal data exposure: 659 individual 15. **Exposed Data Category · 100% confidence · current** Bridgeway personal data exposure: Names