HackingFinancial ServicesTechnologyFinanceVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Coalesce, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 2, 2025

Filed

Mar 23, 2026

To disclose

51 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

67%

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

Coalesce, LLC dba BenefitElect notified Vermont AG of a data breach affecting 2 Vermont residents. Unauthorized access occurred March 30-31, 2025, via a Crush FTP vulnerability, resulting in exfiltration of names, DOBs, SSNs, and addresses. Discovered April 2, 2025. Notification sent March 23, 2026. No actual misuse reported.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday51 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 3 days

discovery → filing · 51 weeks / 355 days

Mar 30, 2025

Begins

Apr 2, 2025

Discovered

Mar 23, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+41 wks slower

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Nebraska State AGbd_19542bc537a5f7992026-03-23Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_59c616a3beb55b432026-03-23Verified
California State AGbd_6c725b630db75cfb2026-03-23Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_7a6875a07dbc71352026-03-23Verified

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Texas State AGbd_c295aef51e8304732026-03-23Verified by operator
Illinois State AGbd_a349cf4d0f366fcd2026-03-01 · +22dVerified

Name: Coalesce, LLC
norm: coalesce

Name: Coalesce, LLC
norm: coalesce
Also named: Coalesce, LLCdba oflegal entity
BenefitElectdba oftrade name
Industry: Financial ServicesllmTechnologyllm

Discovered: Apr 2, 2025
Breach occurred: Mar 30, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 23, 2026
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Provided written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Moved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident
Assessed the security of BenefitElect systems
Identified potentially affected individuals
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Provided individuals with information on how to place a fraud alert and security freeze on one’s credit file
Provided information on how to obtain a free credit report
Provided written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Provided written notice to the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
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: 51 weeks(355 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Illinois State AGMar 1 · first

Nebraska State AG+22d

New Hampshire State AG+22d

California State AG+22d

Indiana State AG+22d

Texas State AG+22d

Vermont State AG+22d · this page

Pattern: first filing Mar 1 (IL), last Mar 23 (VT) — a 22-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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2026-03-23-coalesce-llc-dba-benefitelect-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 23, 2026
Raw hash: 0776bed53b30c1014dc7e45ddf0f9a18ba8e4e02041bd07aee06102fb7e74b43

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCoalesce, LLC

Victim entityCoalesce, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Apr 2, 2025

Stated responseMoved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov