HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

The Pension Specialist

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 31, 2025

Filed

Feb 14, 2025

To disclose

14 days

Affected · nationwide

71,44341 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for The Pension Specialist →

The Pension Specialist reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between Feb 18-20, 2024. Discovered Jan 31, 2025, the incident affected 71,443 individuals (41 in Maine). Personal information including names and government identifiers was potentially accessed. The company engaged cybersecurity experts, enhanced security measures, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring via Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 31, 2025 → Filed with AG Feb 14, 202514d ✓ ME AG ≤30d14 days 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 · 348 days

discovery → filing · 14 days

Feb 18, 2024

Begins

Jan 31, 2025

Discovered

Feb 14, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

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

Indiana State AGbd_296e5d7e0b78bbaf2025-02-14Verified
California State AGbd_6f41952c56c2bcf82025-02-14Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_b1ac40709f64c8b82025-02-17 · +3dVerified
Washington State AGbd_92025e3aa3b58cc82025-03-26 · +40dVerified by operator

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California State AGbd_b7a6fd772df2aaee2025-03-26 · +40dVerified
Maine State AGbd_e7b493c4af3c76d32025-03-26 · +40dVerified

Name: The Pension Specialist
norm: the pension specialist

Name: The Pension Specialist
norm: the pension specialist
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 31, 2025
Breach occurred: Feb 18, 2024 – Feb 20, 2024
Undetected for: 348 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 14, 2025
Affected individuals: 71,443state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged independent cybersecurity experts to assist with the process
Conducted a comprehensive review of all potentially affected information
Offering complimentary identity monitoring services through Kroll
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance security and minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 days(14 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 14d
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: Jan 31, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Feb 14, 2025
14d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 31, 2025 → Filed with AG: Feb 14, 2025	14d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGFeb 14 · first

California State AGFeb 14 · first

Maine State AGFeb 14 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+3d

Washington State AG+40d

California State AG+40d

Maine State AG+40d

Pattern: first filing Feb 14 (IN), last Mar 26 (ME) — a 40-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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/9243b094-0b3c-404c-99cc-e0d10798e8f7.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 14, 2025
Raw hash: d35e7d8e0720f8cf3e4d6a5232a8db483d67303872d013b588ce161566543602

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Pension Specialist

Victim entityThe Pension Specialist

Incidentdiscovered Jan 31, 2025

Stated responseEngaged independent cybersecurity experts to assist with the process

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov