HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitZero-DaySupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Pension Benefit Information, LLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Jul 12, 2023

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

1,604state residents only

Linked

78 filings

Confidence

66%

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

Pension Benefit Information, LLC (PBI) notified the Delaware Attorney General of a security event involving approximately 1,604 Delaware residents. A threat actor exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer software to access PBI's servers on May 29-30, 2023, and exfiltrated data including names, partial addresses, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth. PBI patched the vulnerability, engaged third-party cybersecurity specialists, and offered two years of credit monitoring through Kroll. Notification to affected individuals began July 12, 2023.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 42 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Jul 12, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

12 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 · +51dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_e7b97bfb552d05992023-09-15 · +65dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_a1e18d6a91a9c2642023-09-18 · +68dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_83b0b7e92e935f832023-09-19 · +69dVerified by operator

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New Hampshire State AGbd_37d305ef794986a72023-09-22 · +72dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_bfdddb738587af7e2023-09-25 · +75dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_a6e5644826fd8b212023-09-26 · +76dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_79b9877e3d9483002023-09-28 · +78dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_0cfce55dc81593cd2024-03-22 · +254dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_446f6dca6655bc6e2024-03-22 · +254dVerified 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 Servicesllm

Discovered: May 31, 2023
Breach occurred: May 29, 2023 – May 30, 2023
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 12, 2023
Affected individuals: 1,604state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: providing written notice of this event to appropriate governmental regulators
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: PBI moved quickly to apply available patching
Undertook recommended mitigation steps
Launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity specialists
Providing access to credit monitoring and identity restoration services for two (2) years, through Kroll
Establishing a toll-free call center for notified individuals
Providing potentially affected individuals... with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this event to appropriate governmental regulators
Providing written notice... to the three nationwide consumer reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing our information security policies and procedures
Patch servers
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(42 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

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Delaware State AGJul 12 · first · this page

California State AG+51d

California State AG+65d

California State AG+68d

California State AG+69d

New Hampshire State AG+72d

California State AG+75d

New Hampshire State AG+76d

New Hampshire State AG+78d

Vermont State AG+254d

New Hampshire State AG+254d

Pattern: first filing Jul 12 (DE), last Mar 22 (NH) — a 254-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://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2023/07/Notice-of-Data-Event-PBI-DE.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 12, 2023
Raw hash: 572004f2e34a056b75ed9b2d24fd613ea443a46d1866a6e8220b8dd4990c6050

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Victim entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responsePBI moved quickly to apply available patching

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceattorneygeneral.delaware.gov