HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Pension Benefit Information, LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Aug 15, 2023

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Pension Benefit Information, LLC (PBI) disclosed a third-party software event involving the MOVEit Transfer vulnerability exploited by an unauthorized third party. The incident occurred May 29-30, 2023, affecting individuals whose names and other data elements were present on the server. PBI patched servers, investigated, and is offering credit monitoring services.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 76 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Aug 15, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

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

Maine State AGbd_79add972b8719b062023-08-16 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_5a1bc227829bfc3d2023-08-14 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_a1d7a1b995de54982023-08-17 · +2dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_6caa9f673c6401822023-08-10 · +5dVerified

Name: Pension Benefit Information, LLC
norm: pension benefit information

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: 4state-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: 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.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(76 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGAug 10 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d

Montana State AG+5d · this page

Maine State AG+6d

Massachusetts State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Aug 10 (IN), last Aug 17 (MA) — a 7-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-563.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 15, 2023
Raw hash: 1bf0d4eda095b66d73a7dbfd37939b3eef2ed26bc548a89f349e4e82f339391c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Victim entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responsePromptly took steps to patch servers

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov