MisuseFinancial ServicesProfessional ServicesFinancePrivilege AbuseData ExfiltratedDelayed DiscoveryPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

Custom Benefit Programs, Inc.

bd_62163a93ba4b6a91 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 7, 2021

Filed

May 21, 2021

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

11,7318 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Custom Benefit Programs, Inc. →

Custom Benefit Programs, Inc., an Aon Company, reported a data breach stemming from insider wrongdoing. The incident occurred on December 17, 2020, and was discovered on April 7, 2021. It affected 11,731 individuals, compromising their names and Social Security numbers. The company offered 12 months of credit monitoring services through Equifax to the individuals impacted by the breach.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 7, 2021 → Filed with AG May 21, 202144d ⏱ ME AG >30d6 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 · 111 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 44 days

Dec 17, 2020

Begins

Apr 7, 2021

Discovered

May 21, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_1ee7dbdf471086172021-05-21Verified
California State AGbd_2863a3cdb89a289c2021-05-21Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_337e135fe22f35022021-05-21Verified
Montana State AGbd_b1d7bcd36b1fecc72021-05-21Verified

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Maine State AGbd_2c8c6cbe418fb9782021-05-19 · +2dCandidate

Name: Custom Benefit Programs, Inc.
norm: custom benefit programs

Name: Custom Benefit Programs, Inc.
norm: custom benefit programs
Industry: Financial ServicesllmProfessional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 7, 2021
Breach occurred: Dec 17, 2020
Undetected for: 111 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 21, 2021
Affected individuals: 11,731state + nationwide
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Insider
Threat actor: Internal

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected consumers
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring services through Equifax
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(44 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 44d
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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Apr 7, 2021
→ Filed with AG: May 21, 2021
44d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 7, 2021 → Filed with AG: May 21, 2021	44d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 5 states

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Maine State AGMay 19 · first

Massachusetts State AG+2d

California State AG+2d

Indiana State AG+2d

Montana State AG+2d

Maine State AG+2d · 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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/ed5ef48b-f02b-4e13-b086-9a888b648165.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 21, 2021
Raw hash: 923713df1af008a7358808d8c15375ace9f2a50890ddb93308554b4bc0034452

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCustom Benefit Programs, Inc.

Victim entityCustom Benefit Programs, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Apr 7, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov