HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitZero-DaySupply Chain (3P Vendor)Customer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Financial accountLowContained

Educators Benefit Consultants

bd_156a0df346c25eb8 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 22, 2024

Filed

Aug 9, 2024

To disclose

24 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Educators Benefit Consultants →

Educators Benefit Consultants, LLC (d/b/a Aviben) detected a data security incident on February 22, 2024, involving a zero-day vulnerability in software used by an external IT provider. The incident potentially affected 4 New Hampshire residents. The company secured its network, engaged forensic investigators, and notified law enforcement. Affected individuals were offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 24 weeks / 169 days

Feb 22, 2024

Discovered

Aug 9, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+5 wks slower

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_50c401a3d66cd8652024-08-09Verified
California State AGbd_bed2b498773eb8af2024-08-09Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_c7edb606d8c5f50d2024-08-09Verified
Maine State AGbd_f9502d20a514e2ae2024-08-09Verified

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Vermont State AGbd_666bd5f5986b6cdb2024-08-06 · +3dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_dca76ae94ac8f0642024-08-06 · +3dVerified

Name: Educators Benefit Consultants
norm: educators benefit consultants

Name: Educators Benefit Consultants
norm: educators benefit consultants
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 22, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 6, 2024
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Financial account
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Third party: via external IT provider
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Moved quickly to secure its network environment
Launched a thorough investigation
Engaged independent IT security and forensic investigators
Working with law enforcement to help respond to the incident
Working with cybersecurity experts to review all policies and procedures relating to the security of systems
Changes made: Offered free credit monitoring and identity theft protection through Cyberscout, a TransUnion company
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 weeks(169 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Vermont State AGAug 6 · first

Indiana State AGAug 6 · first

Montana State AG+3d

California State AG+3d

Massachusetts State AG+3d

Maine State AG+3d

New Hampshire State AG+3d · this page

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/educators-benefit-consultants-20240809.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 9, 2024
Raw hash: 2f6c8b6cead69e5c2bc42afe24ae4ad9a12ef4e3ae81c3a60acd47c9d57e82e1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityEducators Benefit Consultants

Victim entityEducators Benefit Consultants

Incidentdiscovered Feb 22, 2024

Stated responseMoved quickly to secure its network environment

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov