HackingVulnerability ExploitSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDCriticalContained

Pension Benefit Information, LLC

bd_07101c97c9594fc4 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Critical

Discovered

Jun 2, 2023

Filed

Aug 24, 2023

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected · nationwide

336,6721,146 in this filing

Linked

78 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Pension Benefit Information, LLC →18 incidents on file

Pension Benefit Information, LLC (PBI) experienced a data breach through a third-party event involving the MOVEit Transfer software. The breach occurred on May 29-30, 2023, and was discovered on June 2, 2023. The incident affected 336,672 individuals, compromising names and Social Security numbers. PBI began notifying affected individuals on August 25, 2023, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services through Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 2, 2023 → Filed with AG Aug 24, 202383d ⏱ ME AG >30d12 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 4 days

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 83 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

Jun 2, 2023

Discovered

Aug 24, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 78 about the same incident.View merged incident

Part of Progress Software Corporation 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

California State AGbd_a8e1e642699a092d2023-09-01 · +8dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_e7b97bfb552d05992023-09-15 · +22dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_a1e18d6a91a9c2642023-09-18 · +25dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_83b0b7e92e935f832023-09-19 · +26dVerified by operator

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 211d gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_37d305ef794986a72023-09-22 · +29dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_bfdddb738587af7e2023-09-25 · +32dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_a6e5644826fd8b212023-09-26 · +33dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_79b9877e3d9483002023-09-28 · +35dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_0cfce55dc81593cd2024-03-22 · +211dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_446f6dca6655bc6e2024-03-22 · +211dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 77 linked disclosures.

Name: Pension Benefit Information, LLC
norm: pension benefit information
Domain: mypensionbenefitinformation.com

Name: Pension Benefit Information, LLC
norm: pension benefit information
Domain: mypensionbenefitinformation.com

Discovered: Jun 2, 2023
Breach occurred: May 29, 2023 – May 30, 2023
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 25, 2023
Affected individuals: 336,672state + nationwide
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Notified consumer reporting agencies
Offered identity theft protection services
Changes made: Offered 24 months of credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services through Kroll.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(83 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 83dME resident >60d · 84dME CRA notice due
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jun 2, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Aug 24, 2023
83d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Jun 2, 2023
→ Notified: Aug 25, 2023
84d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 2, 2023 → Filed with AG: Aug 24, 2023	83d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Jun 2, 2023 → Notified: Aug 25, 2023	84d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Maine State AGAug 24 · first · this page

California State AG+8d

California State AG+22d

California State AG+25d

California State AG+26d

New Hampshire State AG+29d

California State AG+32d

New Hampshire State AG+33d

New Hampshire State AG+35d

Vermont State AG+211d

New Hampshire State AG+211d

Pattern: first filing Aug 24 (ME), last Mar 22 (NH) — a 211-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 77 — 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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/2b25d40f-2e95-482d-ba9a-dba522a30f2a.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 24, 2023
Raw hash: dc94ed86ce373d1def69351b742503af96885ec04c08c782056556355f655219

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Victim entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jun 2, 2023

Stated responseNotified consumer reporting agencies

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov