HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Pension Benefit Information, LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Aug 24, 2023

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

78 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Pension Benefit Information, LLC →18 incidents on file

Pension Benefit Information, LLC notified California residents that an unauthorized third party exploited a vulnerability in Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer software to access and download data from PBI's servers on May 29-30, 2023. The incident was discovered on May 31, 2023. Affected data includes names and other data elements. PBI patched servers, investigated the scope, and is offering identity monitoring services through Kroll.

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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

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 78 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

California State AGbd_a8e1e642699a092d2023-09-01 · +8dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_e7b97bfb552d05992023-09-15 · +22dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_a1e18d6a91a9c2642023-09-18 · +25dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_83b0b7e92e935f832023-09-19 · +26dVerified by operator

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New Hampshire State AGbd_37d305ef794986a72023-09-22 · +29dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_bfdddb738587af7e2023-09-25 · +32dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_a6e5644826fd8b212023-09-26 · +33dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_79b9877e3d9483002023-09-28 · +35dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_0cfce55dc81593cd2024-03-22 · +211dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_446f6dca6655bc6e2024-03-22 · +211dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 77 linked disclosures.

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

Name: Pension Benefit Information, LLC
norm: pension benefit information
Domain: mypensionbenefitinformation.com
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: 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: External
Third party: via Progress Software
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Patched servers
Investigated and assessed the security of our systems
Notified potentially affected customers and individuals associated with those customers
Offering 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: 12 weeks(85 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 3 states

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California State AGAug 24 · first · this page

California State AG+8d

California State AG+22d

California State AG+25d

California State AG+26d

New Hampshire State AG+29d

California State AG+32d

New Hampshire State AG+33d

New Hampshire State AG+35d

Vermont State AG+211d

New Hampshire State AG+211d

Pattern: first filing Aug 24 (CA), last Mar 22 (NH) — a 211-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 77 — 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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-572330
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: 9bd95d4e7bc8482e8674fe51a8bb86f42bfb06713dd5c846df53f34c3de09914

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Victim entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responsePatched servers

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov