HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Customer Data InvolvedPIIGovernment IDHighContained

Pension Benefit Information, LLC

bd_bc42d7fee9bd036c · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 4, 2023

Filed

Aug 16, 2023

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected · nationwide

9,618281 in this filing

Linked

78 filings

Confidence

50%

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

Pension Benefit Information, LLC reported a third-party data breach that affected 281 Maine residents. The breach occurred from May 29 to May 30, 2023, and was discovered on June 4, 2023. The compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. The company offered one year of credit monitoring and identity restoration services from Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 4, 2023 → Filed with AG Aug 16, 202373d ⏱ ME AG >30d10 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 · 6 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 73 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

Jun 4, 2023

Discovered

Aug 16, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

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 · +16dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_e7b97bfb552d05992023-09-15 · +30dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_a1e18d6a91a9c2642023-09-18 · +33dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_83b0b7e92e935f832023-09-19 · +34dVerified by operator

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 219d gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_37d305ef794986a72023-09-22 · +37dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_bfdddb738587af7e2023-09-25 · +40dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_a6e5644826fd8b212023-09-26 · +41dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_79b9877e3d9483002023-09-28 · +43dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_0cfce55dc81593cd2024-03-22 · +219dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_446f6dca6655bc6e2024-03-22 · +219dVerified 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: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 4, 2023
Breach occurred: May 29, 2023 – May 30, 2023
Undetected for: 6 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 10, 2023
Affected individuals: 9,618state + nationwide
Data types: PIIGovernment ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain

Changes made: Offered one year of credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity restoration services through Kroll.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(73 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 73dME resident >60d · 67d
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 4, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Aug 16, 2023
73d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Jun 4, 2023
→ Notified: Aug 10, 2023
67d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 4, 2023 → Filed with AG: Aug 16, 2023	73d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Jun 4, 2023 → Notified: Aug 10, 2023	67d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Maine State AGAug 16 · first · this page

California State AG+16d

California State AG+30d

California State AG+33d

California State AG+34d

New Hampshire State AG+37d

California State AG+40d

New Hampshire State AG+41d

New Hampshire State AG+43d

Vermont State AG+219d

New Hampshire State AG+219d

Pattern: first filing Aug 16 (ME), last Mar 22 (NH) — a 219-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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/82cf8503-9255-4d6c-bbcc-72571a200204.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 16, 2023
Raw hash: 3efdc41690e6a2d659c1a98db7a96dfea186222e6d04e8eb61d755523ac9fa6a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Victim entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jun 4, 2023

Stated responseOffered one year of credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity restoration services through Kroll.

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov