HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDEmploymentMediumContained

Coalesce, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 2, 2025

Filed

Oct 15, 2025

To disclose

28 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Coalesce, LLC →3 incidents on file

Coalesce, LLC dba Benefitelect notified California residents of unauthorized access and exfiltration of files containing names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers between March 30-31, 2025. Suspicious activity was detected on April 2, 2025. The company secured systems, engaged third-party specialists, and is offering credit monitoring.

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California clockDiscovered Apr 2, 2025 → Notified Aug 26, 2025146d ✗ CA 60-day late28 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 3 days

discovery → filing · 28 weeks / 196 days

Mar 30, 2025

Begins

Apr 2, 2025

Discovered

Oct 15, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+10 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

HHS OCRbd_9181552e97cd7f8e2025-10-15Verified
Montana State AGbd_9bfbe52baf3b7f802025-10-15Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_aac97d1935d353902025-10-15Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_d61949a83a2bd0002025-10-15Verified

Name: Coalesce, LLC
norm: coalesce

Name: Coalesce, LLC
norm: coalesce
Also named: Coalesce, LLCdba oflegal entity
Benefitelectdba oftrade name
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 2, 2025
Breach occurred: Mar 30, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 26, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDEmployment
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Took steps to secure the system
Launched an investigation with the assistance of a third-party specialist
Undertook a time-intensive review of the impacted data with the assistance of additional data privacy specialists
Notifying all impacted individuals
Offering immediate access to credit monitoring and identity theft protection services for [#] months at no cost to you through IDX
Changes made: Reviewing existing security policies
Implemented additional cybersecurity measures to further protect against similar events moving forward
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 weeks(196 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 146d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Apr 2, 2025
→ Notified: Aug 26, 2025
146d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Apr 2, 2025 → Notified: Aug 26, 2025	146d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day late

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

HHS OCROct 15 · first

Montana State AGOct 15 · first

New Hampshire State AGOct 15 · first

Massachusetts State AGOct 15 · first

California State AGOct 15 · first · 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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-612847
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 15, 2025
Raw hash: 993ffeefe249bd922577c3cf1f034d1e2ae095a25c1949008ab95279b28460bd

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCoalesce, LLC

Victim entityCoalesce, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Apr 2, 2025

Stated responseTook steps to secure the system

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov