HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)LowContained

The Colorado State University System

bd_1740e31b7167fe7d · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

—

Filed

Aug 16, 2023

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The Colorado State University System →2 incidents on file

Pension Benefit Information, LLC (PBI) disclosed a data breach involving the MOVEit Transfer software vulnerability exploited by an unauthorized third party on May 29-30, 2023. The attacker accessed a PBI server and downloaded data containing names and other data elements. PBI patched servers, investigated, and offered credit monitoring services. The incident is classified as a third-party software vulnerability exploitation.

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Incident timeline

May 29, 2023

Begins

Aug 16, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 8 filings 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 (7) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_7f9f1e65e6466ece2023-08-16Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_3d26be5ba564a8c22023-08-17 · +1dVerified
California State AGbd_f69f008e4285cd1e2023-08-17 · +1dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_2bbe91f60022e01e2023-08-12 · +4dVerified

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Washington State AGbd_32d0b46dab913a852023-07-16 · +31dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_82d87ba1222f93e52023-07-13 · +34dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_85a691363233b3f02023-07-12 · +35dVerified

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

Name: The Colorado State University System
norm: the colorado state university system
Domain: colostate.edu
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: May 29, 2023 – May 30, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 16, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Promptly took steps to patch servers
Investigate
Assess the security of our systems
Notify potentially affected customers and individuals
Reviewing and enhancing our information security policies and procedures
Offering you access to 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.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 7 states

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Indiana State AGJul 12 · first

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Washington State AG+4d

Oregon State AG+31d

Maine State AG+35d

Vermont State AG+35d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+36d

California State AG+36d

Pattern: first filing Jul 12 (IN), last Aug 17 (CA) — a 36-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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/2023-08-16-colorado-state-university-system-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 16, 2023
Raw hash: ee84aace323e29e721c16e4f0b453c59cb4fc4c4c33a397743c3311e1bd510a5

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Victim entityThe Colorado State University System

IncidentThird-Party / Supply Chain

Stated responsePromptly took steps to patch servers

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov