HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitBackdoor / C2Supply 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

78 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Pension Benefit Information, LLC →18 incidents on file

Pension Benefit Information, LLC (PBI) disclosed a data breach resulting from the exploitation of a vulnerability in Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer software. An unauthorized third party accessed PBI's MOVEit server on May 29-30, 2023, and downloaded data. PBI discovered the incident around May 31, 2023, when Progress disclosed the vulnerability. Affected data includes names and other personal information. PBI has patched servers, conducted an investigation, and is offering 24 months of credit monitoring via Kroll.

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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

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 78 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

California State AGbd_a8e1e642699a092d2023-09-01 · +16dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_e7b97bfb552d05992023-09-15 · +30dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_a1e18d6a91a9c2642023-09-18 · +33dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_83b0b7e92e935f832023-09-19 · +34dVerified by operator

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New Hampshire State AGbd_37d305ef794986a72023-09-22 · +37dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_bfdddb738587af7e2023-09-25 · +40dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_a6e5644826fd8b212023-09-26 · +41dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_79b9877e3d9483002023-09-28 · +43dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_0cfce55dc81593cd2024-03-22 · +219dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_446f6dca6655bc6e2024-03-22 · +219dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 77 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 ChannelT1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: External
Third party: via Progress Software
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Patched servers
Launched 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
Notified potentially affected customers and individuals associated with those customers
Offering 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 · 3 states

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California State AGAug 16 · first · this page

California State AG+16d

California State AG+30d

California State AG+33d

California State AG+34d

New Hampshire State AG+37d

California State AG+40d

New Hampshire State AG+41d

New Hampshire State AG+43d

Vermont State AG+219d

New Hampshire State AG+219d

Pattern: first filing Aug 16 (CA), last Mar 22 (NH) — a 219-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 77 — 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/sb24-571940
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: 9bbc1ab883aed0abd5a8326eee17556c026813cdde81716704973e9875928fe5

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Victim entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responsePatched servers

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov