HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedN-DayIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Pension Benefit Information, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Aug 4, 2023

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

91state residents only

Linked

46 records

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Pension Benefit Information, LLC →3 incidents on file

Pension Benefit Information, LLC (PBI) disclosed a data breach involving its MOVEit Transfer server. An unauthorized third party exploited a vulnerability in Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer software to access PBI's server on May 29-30, 2023, downloading data. PBI discovered the incident around May 31, 2023. The breach affected approximately 91 New Hampshire residents affiliated with PBI's clients. Data involved likely included personal identifiers. PBI patched servers, engaged forensic review, and offered credit monitoring via Kroll. Notices were mailed starting August 16, 2023.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 65 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Aug 4, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

10 wks faster

This filing is one of 46 records 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

Vermont State AGbd_00fe2e9a4aff52802023-08-24 · +20dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_07101c97c9594fc42023-08-24 · +20dVerified by operator
Washington State AGbd_44f7fcad123559952023-08-24 · +20dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_4546a76555186a092023-08-24 · +20dVerified by operator

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Massachusetts State AGbd_4884e0e283db90b42023-08-24 · +20dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_ed5751101a0d93ee2023-08-25 · +21dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_fbf59513778aef8b2023-08-25 · +21dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_a1e18d6a91a9c2642023-09-18 · +45dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_83b0b7e92e935f832023-09-19 · +46dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_37d305ef794986a72023-09-22 · +49dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 45 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 16, 2023
Affected individuals: 91state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: providing written notice of this event to appropriate governmental regulators, as necessary
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Promptly launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the MOVEit vulnerability’s impact on our systems
Conducted a manual review of our records to confirm the identities of individuals potentially affected
Moved quickly to investigate and respond, assess the security of PBI’s systems, including its MOVEit Transfer servers
Notify potentially affected PBI business clients
Providing access to credit monitoring and identity restoration services for , through Kroll
Establishing a toll-free call center for notified individuals
Providing potentially affected individuals affiliated with its Client’s impacted customers with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this event to appropriate governmental regulators, as necessary, and to the three nationwide consumer reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Changes made: Promptly took steps to patch servers
Reviewing and enhancing our information security policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(65 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 7 states

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New Hampshire State AGAug 4 · first · this page

Vermont State AG+20d

Maine State AG+20d

Washington State AG+20d

Maine State AG+20d

Massachusetts State AG+20d

Vermont State AG+21d

South Carolina State AG+21d

California State AG+45d

California State AG+46d

New Hampshire State AG+49d

Pattern: first filing Aug 4 (NH), last Sep 22 (NH) — a 49-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 45 — 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/pension-benefit-information-20230804.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 4, 2023
Raw hash: 9102396a45ebb7ba8ae487717212b094feb9c6a1da42b24d1b449fac777dbd50

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Victim entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responsePromptly launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the MOVEit vulnerability’s impact on our systems

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov