HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Pension Benefit Information, LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Aug 31, 2023

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected

159state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Pension Benefit Information, LLC (PBI) disclosed a data breach involving the MOVEit Transfer software vulnerability exploited by an unauthorized third party. The incident occurred on May 29-30, 2023, and was discovered on May 31, 2023. PBI confirmed that an unauthorized party accessed a MOVEit server and downloaded data containing names and other data elements. PBI patched servers, engaged in investigation, and is offering 24 months of credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 92 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Aug 31, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Oregon State AGbd_7c59f9490944b86a2023-08-31Verified
Indiana State AGbd_3cc986eac6f4a7a02023-09-01 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_7116e30bc12f1e442023-09-05 · +5dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_8d875fbb557fbb382023-01-01 · +242dCandidate

Name: Pension Benefit Information, LLC
norm: pension benefit information

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: Jun 22, 2023
Affected individuals: 159state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
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 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: 13 weeks(92 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Illinois State AGJan 1 · first

Oregon State AG+242d

Montana State AG+242d · this page

Indiana State AG+243d

New Hampshire State AG+247d

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last Sep 5 (NH) — a 247-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-622.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 31, 2023
Raw hash: c25d76e37060aded16667146a71d19e013d8b285bc4f0b86bae5df9099e690a6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Victim entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responsePatch servers

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov