HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceVulnerability ExploitSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDPIIMediumContained

Pension Benefit Information, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 2, 2023

Filed

Jul 21, 2023

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

262state residents only

Linked

78 filings

Confidence

65%

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

Aurora National Life Assurance Company reported a breach affecting Pension Benefit Information, LLC (PBI). PBI's MOVEit software was exploited via a known vulnerability (MOVEit Transfer) on May 29-30, 2023. Data accessed included SSNs, names, DOBs, and account numbers. PBI contained the incident and notified federal authorities. Aurora provided 1 year of LifeLock protection to affected policyholders.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 4 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 49 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

Jun 2, 2023

Discovered

Jul 21, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

1 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 · +42dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_e7b97bfb552d05992023-09-15 · +56dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_a1e18d6a91a9c2642023-09-18 · +59dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_83b0b7e92e935f832023-09-19 · +60dVerified by operator

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New Hampshire State AGbd_37d305ef794986a72023-09-22 · +63dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_bfdddb738587af7e2023-09-25 · +66dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_a6e5644826fd8b212023-09-26 · +67dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_79b9877e3d9483002023-09-28 · +69dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_0cfce55dc81593cd2024-03-22 · +245dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_446f6dca6655bc6e2024-03-22 · +245dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 77 linked disclosures.

Name: Aurora National Life Assurance Company
norm: aurora national life assurance

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

Discovered: Jun 2, 2023
Breach occurred: May 29, 2023 – May 30, 2023
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 21, 2023
Affected individuals: 262state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDPII
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: PBI has notified and is cooperating with federal law enforcement authorities
Third party: via Alliance-One Inc.
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Alliance-One immediately stopped all file transfers to PBI
PBI confirmed the incident is contained
PBI implemented multiple additional security measures to harden its information systems
PBI notified and is cooperating with federal law enforcement authorities
Aurora retained NortonLifeLock to provide One (1) year(s) of complimentary LifeLock DefenderTM Choice identity theft protection
Changes made: Implemented multiple additional security measures to harden its information systems and increase its ability to deter threats
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(49 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 · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Montana State AGJul 21 · first · this page

California State AG+42d

California State AG+56d

California State AG+59d

California State AG+60d

New Hampshire State AG+63d

California State AG+66d

New Hampshire State AG+67d

New Hampshire State AG+69d

Vermont State AG+245d

New Hampshire State AG+245d

Pattern: first filing Jul 21 (MT), last Mar 22 (NH) — a 245-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-459.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 21, 2023
Raw hash: b7362a2920f1563cea9524a88b2ec7551671fc46c2bd7202d4f52eaeca4d500d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAurora National Life Assurance Company

Victim entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jun 2, 2023

Stated responseAlliance-One immediately stopped all file transfers to PBI

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov