HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Government IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Pension Benefit Information, LLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 2, 2023

Filed

Aug 4, 2023

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected · nationwide

82,955130 in this filing

Linked

46 records

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Pension Benefit Information, LLC →3 incidents on file

Pension Benefit Information, LLC reported a third-party system breach involving MOVEit Transfer occurring May 29-30, 2023, discovered June 2, 2023. The incident affected 82,955 individuals, including 130 Maine residents. Acquired data included names and Social Security Numbers. The company provided 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services to affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 2, 2023 → Filed with AG Aug 4, 202363d ⏱ ME AG >30d9 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 4 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 63 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

Jun 2, 2023

Discovered

Aug 4, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

This filing is one of 46 records 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

Vermont State AGbd_00fe2e9a4aff52802023-08-24 · +20dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_07101c97c9594fc42023-08-24 · +20dVerified by operator
Washington State AGbd_44f7fcad123559952023-08-24 · +20dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_4546a76555186a092023-08-24 · +20dVerified by operator

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 49d gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_4884e0e283db90b42023-08-24 · +20dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_ed5751101a0d93ee2023-08-25 · +21dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_fbf59513778aef8b2023-08-25 · +21dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_a1e18d6a91a9c2642023-09-18 · +45dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_83b0b7e92e935f832023-09-19 · +46dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_37d305ef794986a72023-09-22 · +49dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 45 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: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 2, 2023
Breach occurred: May 29, 2023 – May 30, 2023
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 16, 2023
Affected individuals: 82,955state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Third party: via MOVEit Transfer
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(63 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 63dME resident >60d · 75d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jun 2, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Aug 4, 2023
63d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Jun 2, 2023
→ Notified: Aug 16, 2023
75d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 2, 2023 → Filed with AG: Aug 4, 2023	63d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Jun 2, 2023 → Notified: Aug 16, 2023	75d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗

Maine State AGAug 4 · first · this page

Vermont State AG+20d

Maine State AG+20d

Washington State AG+20d

Maine State AG+20d

Massachusetts State AG+20d

Vermont State AG+21d

South Carolina State AG+21d

California State AG+45d

California State AG+46d

New Hampshire State AG+49d

Pattern: first filing Aug 4 (ME), last Sep 22 (NH) — a 49-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 45 — 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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/bbbea196-aeeb-4276-8000-fcffe5747613.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 4, 2023
Raw hash: cc10e2a21f0ae89fbdfc7e5acbcd150a4fe8d955c92854dcb38009f3c103decc

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Victim entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jun 2, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov