HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Benefit Link LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 15, 2022

Filed

Mar 8, 2023

To disclose

13 months

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Benefit Link LLC →

Benefit Link LLC notified consumers of a data security incident where an unauthorized party accessed a computer system on February 15, 2022. Files containing names and government identifiers (SSN, driver's license) were potentially exposed. Benefit Link secured the system, moved to the cloud, and offered one year of complimentary identity monitoring through Kroll.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday13 months 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 · 13 months / 386 days

Feb 15, 2022

Discovered

Mar 8, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+46 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_1be4622040ba0c7c2023-03-08Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_c385513219edabeb2023-03-08Verified

Name: Benefit Link LLC
norm: benefit link

Name: Benefit Link LLC
norm: benefit link
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 15, 2022
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 8, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Secured the system
Commenced a comprehensive investigation
Conducted a comprehensive review of the files
Offering one year of complimentary identity monitoring services through Kroll
Discontinued using our network environment
Moved to the Cloud
Using enhanced security protocols offered by our Cloud vendor
Changes made: Discontinued using our network environment
Moved to the Cloud
Using enhanced security protocols offered by our Cloud vendor
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 months(386 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 · 3 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGMar 8 · first

Massachusetts State AGMar 8 · first

Vermont State AGMar 8 · first · this page

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/2023-03-08-benefit-link-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 8, 2023
Raw hash: 8074975af01f8b26be0cc4ac5db6ddf6a42cb8d35594fe95c45d9f4acb38c8a8

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBenefit Link LLC

Victim entityBenefit Link LLC

Incidentdiscovered Feb 15, 2022

Stated responseSecured the system

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov