HackingProfessional ServicesTechnologyProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedPIIIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Pension Benefit Information, LLC

bd_97468f7cc7adda49 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Aug 25, 2023

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected

3,895state residents only

Confidence

66%

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

Pension Benefit Information, LLC (PBI) disclosed a data breach involving the MOVEit Transfer software vulnerability exploited by an unauthorized third party. The incident occurred May 29-30, 2023, affecting individuals whose names and other data were present on the server. PBI patched servers, investigated, and is offering credit monitoring services.

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Hawaii clock✓ HI CRA notice due12 weeks 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

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 86 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Aug 25, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed3,895 affectedView incident

Name: illumifin
Domain: illumifin.com

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

Discovered: May 31, 2023
Breach occurred: May 29, 2023 – May 30, 2023
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 3,895state-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
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Promptly took steps to patch servers
Investigate
Assess the security of our systems
Notify potentially affected customers and individuals
Reviewing and enhancing our information security policies and procedures
Offering you 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: 12 weeks(86 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HI CRA notice due
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.

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://cca.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Letter.2023-1010.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 25, 2023
Raw hash: 53c8fa487a80e8e5041822b04fcf71068c74f157dfad42f9073a36a5063f3798

Reporting entityillumifin

Victim entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responsePromptly took steps to patch servers

ComplianceHI CRA notice due

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancecca.hawaii.gov