HackingProfessional ServicesFinancial ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataZero-DayData ExfiltratedSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Customer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDPIIHighContained

Pension Benefit Information, LLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 2, 2023

Filed

Jul 12, 2023

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

18,856state residents only

Linked

46 records

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for Pension Benefit Information, LLC →3 incidents on file

Pension Benefit Information, LLC (PBI) issued a supplemental notice to the Washington AG regarding a security event involving MOVEit Transfer software. A threat actor exploited a zero-day vulnerability to access PBI's servers on May 29-30, 2023, exfiltrating names, SSNs, DOBs, and policy numbers. Approximately 18,856 Washington residents were affected. PBI engaged forensic specialists, patched systems, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring via Kroll.

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Washington clock⏱ WA 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 · 4 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 40 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

Jun 2, 2023

Discovered

Jul 12, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

This filing is one of 46 records about the same incident.View merged incident

Part of Progress Software Corporation supply-chain incident (2023) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_00fe2e9a4aff52802023-08-24 · +43dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_07101c97c9594fc42023-08-24 · +43dVerified by operator
Washington State AGbd_44f7fcad123559952023-08-24 · +43dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_4546a76555186a092023-08-24 · +43dVerified by operator

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 72d gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_4884e0e283db90b42023-08-24 · +43dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_ed5751101a0d93ee2023-08-25 · +44dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_fbf59513778aef8b2023-08-25 · +44dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_a1e18d6a91a9c2642023-09-18 · +68dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_83b0b7e92e935f832023-09-19 · +69dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_37d305ef794986a72023-09-22 · +72dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 45 linked disclosures.

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Pension Benefit Information, LLC
norm: pension benefit information
Domain: mypensionbenefitinformation.com
Industry: Professional ServicesllmFinancial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 2, 2023
Breach occurred: May 29, 2023 – May 30, 2023
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 25, 2023
Affected individuals: 18,856state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDPII
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDate of birth
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Provided notice to Washington State Office of the Attorney GeneralProviding written notice of this event to appropriate governmental regulators, as necessary, and to the three nationwide consumer reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: PBI promptly launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity specialists
PBI moved quickly to apply available patching
PBI undertook recommended mitigation steps
PBI is providing access to credit monitoring and identity restoration services for 24 months, through Kroll
PBI is establishing a toll-free call center for notified individuals
PBI is providing potentially affected individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing our information security policies and procedures
Assess the security of PBI’s systems, including its MOVEit Transfer servers
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(40 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >30d
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.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗

Washington State AGJul 12 · first · this page

Vermont State AG+43d

Maine State AG+43d

Washington State AG+43d

Maine State AG+43d

Massachusetts State AG+43d

Vermont State AG+44d

South Carolina State AG+44d

California State AG+68d

California State AG+69d

New Hampshire State AG+72d

Pattern: first filing Jul 12 (WA), last Sep 22 (NH) — a 72-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 45 — the full spread may be wider.

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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA25777.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 12, 2023
Raw hash: 57b22134ab5b15ec2bfc15dcb0771599dd92a0ffde1a33acd045aa45d6367b09

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jun 2, 2023

Stated responsePBI promptly launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity specialists

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com