UnknownFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

The Pension Specialist

bd_6f41952c56c2bcf8 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 24, 2024

Filed

Feb 14, 2025

To disclose

51 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for The Pension Specialist →

The Pension Specialist experienced unauthorized access to certain files between February 18 and February 20, 2024. The incident was discovered on February 24, 2024, following a network disruption. Personal information, potentially including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers, may have been involved. The company engaged cybersecurity experts, conducted a review, and is offering identity monitoring services to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 6 days

discovery → filing · 51 weeks / 356 days

Feb 18, 2024

Begins

Feb 24, 2024

Discovered

Feb 14, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+43 wks slower

This filing is one of 7 filings 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
Maine State AGbd_698e627165b5d4ea2025-02-14Candidate
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: Feb 24, 2024
Breach occurred: Feb 18, 2024 – Feb 20, 2024
Undetected for: 6 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unknown

During the incident: Engaged independent cybersecurity experts to assist with the process
Conducted a comprehensive review of all potentially affected information to identify any personal information that could have possibly been involved
Implemented measures to enhance security and minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
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: 51 weeks(356 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGFeb 14 · first

Maine State AGFeb 14 · first

California 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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-598639
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: 8501d2028991f28a9006e1a53bdcfbcf8339b2d5bf506a14794267f2245275d8

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Pension Specialist

Victim entityThe Pension Specialist

Incidentdiscovered Feb 24, 2024

Stated responseEngaged independent cybersecurity experts to assist with the process

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov