HackingProfessional ServicesTechnologyProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataZero-DayData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Pension Benefit Information, LLC

bd_a6e5644826fd8b21 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Sep 26, 2023

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

78 filings

Confidence

64%

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

Pension Benefit Information, LLC (PBI) disclosed a breach involving a zero-day vulnerability in Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer software. An unknown actor accessed a PBI server on May 29-30, 2023, and downloaded data. PBI detected the vulnerability on May 31, 2023, patched systems, engaged third-party specialists, and notified law enforcement. Affected data included names and other identifiers. PBI offered credit monitoring services.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d17 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 118 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Sep 26, 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 →

A leak claim by cl0p about this victim predates this filing by 62 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_bfdddb738587af7e2023-09-25 · +1dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_79b9877e3d9483002023-09-28 · +2dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_37d305ef794986a72023-09-22 · +4dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_83b0b7e92e935f832023-09-19 · +7dVerified by operator

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 178d gap

California State AGbd_a1e18d6a91a9c2642023-09-18 · +8dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_e7b97bfb552d05992023-09-15 · +11dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_a8e1e642699a092d2023-09-01 · +25dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_b69424490ab506fe2023-08-31 · +26dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_0cfce55dc81593cd2024-03-22 · +178dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_446f6dca6655bc6e2024-03-22 · +178dVerified 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 ServicesllmTechnologyllm

Discovered: May 31, 2023
Breach occurred: May 29, 2023 – May 30, 2023
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 23, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: reported the event to federal law enforcement
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Completed the recommended patching and remediation steps
Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the vulnerability’s impact on our systems with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity specialists
Reported the event to federal law enforcement
Undertook a review of the impacted data to determine what information was contained therein and to whom the information related
Conducted manual validation of the results of our review to identify records associated with PHH Mortgage Corporation
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: 17 weeks(118 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >30d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 3 states

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California State AGAug 31 · first

California State AG+1d

California State AG+15d

California State AG+18d

California State AG+19d

New Hampshire State AG+22d

California State AG+25d

New Hampshire State AG+26d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+28d

Vermont State AG+204d

New Hampshire State AG+204d

Pattern: first filing Aug 31 (CA), last Mar 22 (NH) — a 204-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/pension-benefit-information-phh-mortgage-20230926.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 26, 2023
Raw hash: 5279b6ca797babc71818a5ebdc922cb46f3844844e237f08bf3be3e89e7e9d5e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Victim entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responseCompleted the recommended patching and remediation steps

ComplianceLeak >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov