HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Pension Benefit Information, LLC

bd_ce89ac8f49ebd4c0 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Aug 4, 2023

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Pension Benefit Information, LLC (PBI) notified affected individuals of a data breach involving the MOVEit Transfer software vulnerability exploited by an unauthorized third party. The incident occurred on May 29-30, 2023, involving the exfiltration of names and other data elements. PBI patched servers, engaged in investigation, and offered credit monitoring services.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 65 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Aug 4, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_8b25fc06c7db34e92023-08-08 · +4dVerified

Name: WILLIS TOWERS WATSON US LLC
norm: willis towers watson us

Name: Pension Benefit Information, LLC
norm: pension benefit information
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: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Patch servers
Investigate
Assess the security of our systems
Notify potentially affected customers and individuals
Reviewing and enhancing our information security policies and procedures
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: 9 weeks(65 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Montana State AGAug 4 · first · this page

Maine State AG+4d

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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-515.pdf
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: 166fc322a8937f7f7f154cc75a8256191aa1aa6500f78e613a056d52c7d82aa2

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWILLIS TOWERS WATSON US LLC

Victim entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responsePatch servers

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov