HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Strategic Benefits Advisors, Inc.

bd_ee70dc26578ff3cb · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 11, 2021

Filed

Oct 28, 2021

To disclose

17 days

Affected · nationwide

36,04762 in this filing

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Strategic Benefits Advisors, Inc. →2 incidents on file

Strategic Benefits Advisors, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on September 18, 2021, discovered on October 11, 2021. The incident affected 36,047 individuals, including 62 Maine residents. Acquired data included names and Social Security Numbers. The company provided written notification and offered 24 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 11, 2021 → Filed with AG Oct 28, 202117d ✓ ME AG ≤30d17 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 · 23 days

discovery → filing · 17 days

Sep 18, 2021

Begins

Oct 11, 2021

Discovered

Oct 28, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

15 wks faster

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_9fcc52b918a8d9a42021-10-28Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_b78dcbba40f9449f2021-11-01 · +4dVerified
California State AGbd_18a8bd76f672839b2021-11-05 · +8dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_c0f1e7ae47b4c21b2021-10-19 · +9dVerified

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 15d gap

South Carolina State AGbd_eea9a1cc29958d4e2021-11-08 · +11dVerified
Montana State AGbd_757fc0172a308c292021-11-12 · +15dVerified
Maine State AGbd_ec306f1e59a5016e2021-11-12 · +15dVerified

Name: Strategic Benefits Advisors, Inc.
norm: strategic benefits advisors

Name: Strategic Benefits Advisors, Inc.
norm: strategic benefits advisors
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 11, 2021
Breach occurred: Sep 18, 2021
Undetected for: 23 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 19, 2021
Affected individuals: 36,047state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 24 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 days(17 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 17d
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: Oct 11, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Oct 28, 2021
17d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 11, 2021 → Filed with AG: Oct 28, 2021	17d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 7 states

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Indiana State AGOct 19 · first

Massachusetts State AG+9d

Maine State AG+9d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+13d

California State AG+17d

South Carolina State AG+20d

Montana State AG+24d

Maine State AG+24d

Pattern: first filing Oct 19 (IN), last Nov 12 (ME) — a 24-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/cb057e90-fe54-43ce-9cd0-cb744b8b391a.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 28, 2021
Raw hash: dc4e0f3251a79241b2d524950694a0a08edae6096b9519a20af0ae7f4cdf23cf

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityStrategic Benefits Advisors, Inc.

Victim entityStrategic Benefits Advisors, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Oct 11, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov