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

Pension Benefit Information, LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Jul 17, 2023

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

78 filings

Confidence

65%

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

Pension Benefit Information, LLC (PBI), which provides audit and address research services for EBS Services, LLC, experienced a data breach due to a vulnerability in Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer. An unauthorized third party accessed PBI's MOVEit server on May 29-30, 2023, and downloaded data including names and other data elements. PBI discovered the issue on May 31, 2023, when Progress disclosed the vulnerability. PBI patched servers, investigated the scope, and is offering identity monitoring services through Kroll.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 47 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Jul 17, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

11 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 · +46dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_e7b97bfb552d05992023-09-15 · +60dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_a1e18d6a91a9c2642023-09-18 · +63dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_83b0b7e92e935f832023-09-19 · +64dVerified by operator

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New Hampshire State AGbd_37d305ef794986a72023-09-22 · +67dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_bfdddb738587af7e2023-09-25 · +70dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_a6e5644826fd8b212023-09-26 · +71dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_79b9877e3d9483002023-09-28 · +73dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_0cfce55dc81593cd2024-03-22 · +249dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_446f6dca6655bc6e2024-03-22 · +249dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 77 linked disclosures.

Name: EBS Services, LLC
norm: ebs services

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: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1195 Supply Chain CompromiseT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Third party: via Progress Software
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Patched servers
Launched investigation into the nature and scope of the MOVEit vulnerability’s impact
Conducted a manual review of records to confirm the identities of individuals potentially affected
Notified potentially affected customers and individuals
Offering access to 12/24 months of complimentary identity monitoring services through Kroll
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing information security policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(47 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 AGJul 17 · first · this page

California State AG+46d

California State AG+60d

California State AG+63d

California State AG+64d

New Hampshire State AG+67d

California State AG+70d

New Hampshire State AG+71d

New Hampshire State AG+73d

Vermont State AG+249d

New Hampshire State AG+249d

Pattern: first filing Jul 17 (CA), last Mar 22 (NH) — a 249-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/sb24-570388
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 17, 2023
Raw hash: 5666da033e29437b82a42a40c6c9e6aba2968a8238e4b94cfd3a84e46ec2fc07

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityEBS Services, LLC

Victim entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responsePatched servers

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov