HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Pension Benefit Information, LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Aug 16, 2023

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

46 records

Confidence

65%

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

Pension Benefit Information, LLC disclosed a data breach resulting from a vulnerability in Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer product. An unauthorized third party accessed a MOVEit server on May 29-30, 2023, and downloaded data including names and other data elements. PBI discovered the incident on May 31, 2023, when Progress disclosed the vulnerability. The company patched servers, investigated the scope, and is offering credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 77 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Aug 16, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

9 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 · +8dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_07101c97c9594fc42023-08-24 · +8dVerified by operator
Washington State AGbd_44f7fcad123559952023-08-24 · +8dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_4546a76555186a092023-08-24 · +8dVerified by operator

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Massachusetts State AGbd_4884e0e283db90b42023-08-24 · +8dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_ed5751101a0d93ee2023-08-25 · +9dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_fbf59513778aef8b2023-08-25 · +9dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_a1e18d6a91a9c2642023-09-18 · +33dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_83b0b7e92e935f832023-09-19 · +34dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_37d305ef794986a72023-09-22 · +37dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 45 linked disclosures.

Name: Pension Benefit Information, LLC
norm: pension benefit information
Domain: mypensionbenefitinformation.com

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

Discovered: May 31, 2023
Breach occurred: May 29, 2023 – May 30, 2023
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Third party: via Progress Software
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Promptly launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the MOVEit vulnerability’s impact on our systems
Conducted a manual review of our records to confirm the identities of individuals potentially affected
Took steps to patch servers
Assessed the security of our systems
Notified potentially affected customers and individuals associated with those customers
Offering access to 12/24 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Kroll
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing our information security policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(77 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 7 states

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California State AGAug 16 · first · this page

Vermont State AG+8d

Maine State AG+8d

Washington State AG+8d

Maine State AG+8d

Massachusetts State AG+8d

Vermont State AG+9d

South Carolina State AG+9d

California State AG+33d

California State AG+34d

New Hampshire State AG+37d

Pattern: first filing Aug 16 (CA), last Sep 22 (NH) — a 37-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-571960
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 16, 2023
Raw hash: b94c778e9f0d35a281dca8a91efdf89b12dd20dd290f5f5ccc09302dafe91f16

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Victim entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responsePromptly launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the MOVEit vulnerability’s impact on our systems

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov