HackingProfessional ServicesTechnologyProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

PBI Research Services

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Severity

High

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Aug 24, 2023

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected

6,228state residents only

Linked

46 records

Confidence

70%

PBI Research Services, a third-party provider for NTT DATA Americas, Inc., experienced unauthorized access to MOVEit Transfer servers between May 29-30, 2023, exploiting a vulnerability disclosed by Progress Software. The incident exposed names, SSNs, and dates of birth of 6,228 Washington residents. PBI patched systems, notified law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d12 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 85 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Aug 24, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

7 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_00fe2e9a4aff52802023-08-24Verified by operator
Maine State AGbd_07101c97c9594fc42023-08-24Verified by operator
Maine State AGbd_4546a76555186a092023-08-24Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_4884e0e283db90b42023-08-24Verified by operator

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California State AGbd_56bf16939535bbe52023-08-24Verified
Vermont State AGbd_ed5751101a0d93ee2023-08-25 · +1dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_fbf59513778aef8b2023-08-25 · +1dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_a1e18d6a91a9c2642023-09-18 · +25dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_83b0b7e92e935f832023-09-19 · +26dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_37d305ef794986a72023-09-22 · +29dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 45 linked disclosures.

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

Name: PBI Research Services
norm: pbi research services
Domain: mypensionbenefitinformation.com
Industry: Professional ServicesllmTechnologyllm

Discovered: May 31, 2023
Breach occurred: May 29, 2023 – May 30, 2023
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 6,228state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDate of birth
WA-stated cause: Unauthorized Access
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Washington Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Applied available patches to MOVEit software on June 2, 2023
Completed recommended patching and remediation steps provided by Progress
Notified law enforcement on June 3, 2023
Provided written notice to affected individuals
Provided access to one year of identity theft protection and credit monitoring services
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing information security policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(85 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >30d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 7 states

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Vermont State AGAug 24 · first

Maine State AGAug 24 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 24 · first

California State AGAug 24 · first

Washington State AGAug 24 · first · this page

Vermont State AG+1d

South Carolina State AG+1d

California State AG+25d

California State AG+26d

New Hampshire State AG+29d

Pattern: first filing Aug 24 (VT), last Sep 22 (NH) — a 29-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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA26326.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 24, 2023
Raw hash: 8828daa56fc602dbc2fbd9c201095008c203e003c810a3ddd65751cf7a5eb213

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Victim entityPBI Research Services

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responseApplied available patches to MOVEit software on June 2, 2023

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com