HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceVulnerability ExploitZero-DaySupply Chain (3P Vendor)Customer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Educators Benefit Consultants

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 22, 2024

Filed

Aug 6, 2024

To disclose

24 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Educators Benefit Consultants →

Educators Benefit Consultants, LLC reported a data security incident detected on February 22, 2024, involving unauthorized access via a zero-day vulnerability in software used by an external IT provider. The incident potentially exposed names, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth. The investigation concluded on July 11, 2024. The company engaged forensic investigators and is offering 12 months of credit monitoring services to affected individuals.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday24 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

discovery → filing · 24 weeks / 166 days

Feb 22, 2024

Discovered

Aug 6, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+15 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_dca76ae94ac8f0642024-08-06Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_156a0df346c25eb82024-08-09 · +3dVerified
Montana State AGbd_50c401a3d66cd8652024-08-09 · +3dVerified
California State AGbd_bed2b498773eb8af2024-08-09 · +3dCandidate

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Massachusetts State AGbd_c7edb606d8c5f50d2024-08-09 · +3dVerified
Maine State AGbd_f9502d20a514e2ae2024-08-09 · +3dVerified

Name: Educators Benefit Consultants
norm: educators benefit consultants

Name: Educators Benefit Consultants
norm: educators benefit consultants
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 22, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 6, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1195 Supply Chain CompromiseT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Moved quickly to secure our network environment
Launched a thorough investigation
Performed investigation with the help of independent IT security and forensic investigators
Providing access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing proactive fraud assistance
Changes made: Conferring with cybersecurity experts to analyze and enhance our internal security architecture
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 weeks(166 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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Indiana State AGAug 6 · first

Vermont State AGAug 6 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+3d

Montana State AG+3d

California State AG+3d

Massachusetts State AG+3d

Maine State AG+3d

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/2024-08-06-educators-benefit-consultants-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 6, 2024
Raw hash: 363b499dd6b578b51bf8af6502b1a620a19e6741df8d590271f59e3c26f02e30

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityEducators Benefit Consultants

Victim entityEducators Benefit Consultants

Incidentdiscovered Feb 22, 2024

Stated responseMoved quickly to secure our network environment

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov