HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)HighContained

The Pension Specialist

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Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 21, 2025

Filed

Mar 26, 2025

To disclose

5 days

Affected · nationwide

140,995101 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for The Pension Specialist →

The Pension Specialist, a retirement plan administrator, reported an inadvertent unauthorized access to personal information (names, addresses) occurring on Feb 18, 2025, discovered on Mar 21, 2025. 140,995 individuals affected, including 101 Maine residents. Kroll credit monitoring offered.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 21, 2025 → Filed with AG Mar 26, 20255d ✓ ME AG ≤30d5 days 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 · 31 days

discovery → filing · 5 days

Feb 18, 2025

Begins

Mar 21, 2025

Discovered

Mar 26, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Washington State AGbd_92025e3aa3b58cc82025-03-26Verified by operator
California State AGbd_b7a6fd772df2aaee2025-03-26Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_b1ac40709f64c8b82025-02-17 · +37dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_296e5d7e0b78bbaf2025-02-14 · +40dVerified

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 40d gap

Maine State AGbd_698e627165b5d4ea2025-02-14 · +40dCandidate
California State AGbd_6f41952c56c2bcf82025-02-14 · +40dVerified

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete
Industry: Professional Services

Name: The Pension Specialist
norm: the pension specialist
Industry: Financial Services
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 21, 2025
Breach occurred: Feb 18, 2025
Undetected for: 31 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 26, 2025
Affected individuals: 140,995state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged independent cybersecurity experts to assist with the process
Conducted a comprehensive review of all potentially affected information
Offering complimentary identity monitoring services through Kroll
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance security and minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 days(5 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 5d
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: Mar 21, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Mar 26, 2025
5d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 21, 2025 → Filed with AG: Mar 26, 2025	5d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGFeb 14 · first

Maine State AGFeb 14 · first

California State AGFeb 14 · first

Massachusetts State AG+3d

Washington State AG+40d

California State AG+40d

Maine State AG+40d · this page

Pattern: first filing Feb 14 (IN), last Mar 26 (ME) — a 40-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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/f62b4b15-e167-43f1-a75e-ec8a71a2845a.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 26, 2025
Raw hash: 266bcc769b8b2d2cb4c1103800a73fbaa24943262ab505b3da9e6e5c6a1e101c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityThe Pension Specialist

Incidentdiscovered Mar 21, 2025

Stated responseEngaged independent cybersecurity experts to assist with the process

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov