HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedTargetedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Pension Benefit Information, LLC

bd_85ff9dcd5d18b163 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Aug 10, 2023

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected

18state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

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

Pension Benefit Information, LLC (PBI) notified individuals of a data breach involving its MOVEit Transfer server. An unauthorized third party exploited a vulnerability in Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer software to access the server on May 29-30, 2023 and downloaded data. PBI discovered the incident around May 31, 2023. The affected data included names and other personal information. PBI patched servers, conducted an investigation, and is offering 12 months of credit monitoring through Kroll.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 71 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Aug 10, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 filings 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 (3) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_5c91abb8f3d12a2b2023-08-10Verified
Delaware State AGbd_3749ac746b608bbb2023-08-01 · +9dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_dd51d25713972fde2023-07-12 · +29dVerified

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: 18state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Third party: via Progress Software
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Patched servers
Investigated the nature and scope of the MOVEit vulnerability’s impact
Assessed the security of our systems
Notified potentially affected customers and individuals
Offering 12 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: 10 weeks(71 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGJul 12 · first

Delaware State AG+20d

Indiana State AG+29d

Montana State AG+29d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 12 (IN), last Aug 10 (MT) — a 29-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-534.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 10, 2023
Raw hash: 60f3f10a55d9b85bd14ba6753b259f8dd30c49d2e6f9c843b1dfe8a29c47a6d8

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · 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 provenancedojmt.gov