HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)CriticalContained

Pension Benefit Information, LLC

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

Jun 2, 2023

Filed

Jul 11, 2023

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

371,3591,912 in this filing

Linked

46 records

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Pension Benefit Information, LLC →3 incidents on file

Pension Benefit Information, LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring May 29-30, 2023, discovered June 2, 2023. The incident compromised names and Social Security Numbers of 371,359 individuals, including 1,912 Maine residents. The company notified consumers in writing on July 12, 2023, and provided 24 months of credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services through Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 2, 2023 → Filed with AG Jul 11, 202339d ⏱ ME AG >30d6 weeks 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 · 4 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 39 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

Jun 2, 2023

Discovered

Jul 11, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 46 records 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

Vermont State AGbd_00fe2e9a4aff52802023-08-24 · +44dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_07101c97c9594fc42023-08-24 · +44dVerified by operator
Washington State AGbd_44f7fcad123559952023-08-24 · +44dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_4546a76555186a092023-08-24 · +44dVerified by operator

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 73d gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_4884e0e283db90b42023-08-24 · +44dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_ed5751101a0d93ee2023-08-25 · +45dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_fbf59513778aef8b2023-08-25 · +45dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_a1e18d6a91a9c2642023-09-18 · +69dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_83b0b7e92e935f832023-09-19 · +70dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_37d305ef794986a72023-09-22 · +73dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 45 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: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 2, 2023
Breach occurred: May 29, 2023 – May 30, 2023
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 12, 2023
Affected individuals: 371,359state + 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: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

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

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(39 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 39dME CRA notice due
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: Jun 2, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Jul 11, 2023
39d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 2, 2023 → Filed with AG: Jul 11, 2023	39d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗

Maine State AGJul 11 · first · this page

Vermont State AG+44d

Maine State AG+44d

Washington State AG+44d

Maine State AG+44d

Massachusetts State AG+44d

Vermont State AG+45d

South Carolina State AG+45d

California State AG+69d

California State AG+70d

New Hampshire State AG+73d

Pattern: first filing Jul 11 (ME), last Sep 22 (NH) — a 73-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 45 — 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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/14efac97-4a7c-4322-98eb-2e953884eb58.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 11, 2023
Raw hash: 07257796cc541a74890bb631514089660e761147428951de1e905c77edf45ed5

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Victim entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jun 2, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov