HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitSupply Chain (3P Vendor)TargetedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Pension Benefit Information, LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Aug 10, 2023

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

78 filings

Confidence

66%

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

Pension Benefit Information, LLC (PBI) disclosed a data breach involving its MOVEit Transfer server, exploited by an unauthorized third party on May 29-30, 2023. The incident involved the MOVEit vulnerability disclosed by Progress Software on May 31, 2023. PBI notified affected individuals, including those in Vermont, offering credit monitoring. Data accessed included names and other data elements.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday10 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 71 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Aug 10, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

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 · +22dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_e7b97bfb552d05992023-09-15 · +36dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_a1e18d6a91a9c2642023-09-18 · +39dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_83b0b7e92e935f832023-09-19 · +40dVerified by operator

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 225d gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_37d305ef794986a72023-09-22 · +43dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_bfdddb738587af7e2023-09-25 · +46dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_a6e5644826fd8b212023-09-26 · +47dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_79b9877e3d9483002023-09-28 · +49dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_0cfce55dc81593cd2024-03-22 · +225dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_446f6dca6655bc6e2024-03-22 · +225dVerified 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
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: May 31, 2023
Breach occurred: May 29, 2023 – May 30, 2023
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 10, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Patched servers
Investigated the nature and scope of the MOVEit vulnerability’s impact
Assessed the security of our systems
Notified potentially affected customers and individuals
Offering 12/24 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Kroll
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing our information security policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(71 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 3 states

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Vermont State AGAug 10 · first · this page

California State AG+22d

California State AG+36d

California State AG+39d

California State AG+40d

New Hampshire State AG+43d

California State AG+46d

New Hampshire State AG+47d

New Hampshire State AG+49d

Vermont State AG+225d

New Hampshire State AG+225d

Pattern: first filing Aug 10 (VT), last Mar 22 (NH) — a 225-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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-08-10-baltimore-county-pbi-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 10, 2023
Raw hash: 738ebeb46ecc9406a4f8b1c20781c823bcc4c75d57b128bde8ef21d9f8929395

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Victim entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responsePatched servers

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov