HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Pension Benefit Information, LLC

bd_1ac316351547cdb6 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Aug 10, 2023

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected

5state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Pension Benefit Information, LLC (PBI) disclosed that an unauthorized third party exploited a vulnerability in Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer software to access a PBI server on May 29-30, 2023 and download data. PBI discovered the event around May 31, 2023. The affected data included names and other data elements. PBI patched servers, investigated, and is offering complimentary identity monitoring services.

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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

9 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_695218eafbd6ece52023-07-17 · +24dVerified
Maine State AGbd_9bdf66298bd563f82023-07-17 · +24dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_8e85747c8d0ba49b2023-05-29 · +73dVerified

Name: EBS Services, LLC
norm: ebs services

Name: Pension Benefit Information, LLC
norm: pension benefit information
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: May 31, 2023
Breach occurred: May 29, 2023 – May 30, 2023
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 5state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Patch servers
Investigate
Assess the security of our systems
Notify potentially affected customers and individuals
Offering you access to 12/24 months of complimentary identity monitoring 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: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGMay 29 · first

Massachusetts State AG+49d

Maine State AG+49d

Montana State AG+73d · this page

Pattern: first filing May 29 (IN), last Aug 10 (MT) — a 73-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-535.pdf
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: 1a648eae730ed1be9f357b36a01d589d3dfc7ab2b89e544553a3b80fe57f2e3d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityEBS Services, LLC

Victim entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responsePatch servers

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov