HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Pension Benefit Information, LLC

bd_ccca38986587393c · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Aug 24, 2023

To disclose

12 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 data breach resulting from a vulnerability in Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer product. An unauthorized third party exploited this vulnerability to access PBI's MOVEit Transfer servers on May 29-30, 2023, and downloaded data. PBI became aware of the vulnerability on May 31, 2023. The incident involved the exfiltration of personal information, including names and other data elements. PBI patched servers, investigated the scope, and is offering 24 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Kroll to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 85 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Aug 24, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

6 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 · +8dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_e7b97bfb552d05992023-09-15 · +22dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_a1e18d6a91a9c2642023-09-18 · +25dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_83b0b7e92e935f832023-09-19 · +26dVerified by operator

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New Hampshire State AGbd_37d305ef794986a72023-09-22 · +29dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_bfdddb738587af7e2023-09-25 · +32dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_a6e5644826fd8b212023-09-26 · +33dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_79b9877e3d9483002023-09-28 · +35dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_0cfce55dc81593cd2024-03-22 · +211dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_446f6dca6655bc6e2024-03-22 · +211dVerified 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: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Third party: via Progress Software
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Promptly launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the MOVEit vulnerability’s impact on our systems
Took steps to patch servers
Assessed the security of our systems
Notified potentially affected customers and individuals associated with those customers
Offering access to 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(85 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 · 3 states

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California State AGAug 24 · first · this page

California State AG+8d

California State AG+22d

California State AG+25d

California State AG+26d

New Hampshire State AG+29d

California State AG+32d

New Hampshire State AG+33d

New Hampshire State AG+35d

Vermont State AG+211d

New Hampshire State AG+211d

Pattern: first filing Aug 24 (CA), last Mar 22 (NH) — a 211-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-572367
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 24, 2023
Raw hash: f06711abb9e1eb8017e2fca5b8e65c6041e878bfac716bae006e1c1030ab2043

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Victim entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responsePromptly launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the MOVEit vulnerability’s impact on our systems

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov