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

The Colorado State University System

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Severity

Low

Discovered

—

Filed

Aug 17, 2023

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for The Colorado State University System →2 incidents on file

Pension Benefit Information, LLC (PBI) notified the California AG of a data event involving its MOVEit Transfer software. An unauthorized third party exploited a vulnerability in Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer to access PBI's server on May 29-30, 2023, and downloaded data. PBI discovered the incident on May 31, 2023, when Progress disclosed the vulnerability. Affected data includes names and other data elements. PBI patched servers, investigated the scope, and is offering credit monitoring via Kroll. The incident is contained.

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Incident timeline

May 29, 2023

Begins

Aug 17, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 8 filings 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 (7) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_3d26be5ba564a8c22023-08-17Verified
Vermont State AGbd_1740e31b7167fe7d2023-08-16 · +1dVerified
Maine State AGbd_7f9f1e65e6466ece2023-08-16 · +1dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_2bbe91f60022e01e2023-08-12 · +5dVerified

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Washington State AGbd_32d0b46dab913a852023-07-16 · +32dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_82d87ba1222f93e52023-07-13 · +35dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_85a691363233b3f02023-07-12 · +36dVerified

Name: Pension Benefit Information, LLC
norm: pension benefit information
Domain: mypensionbenefitinformation.com

Name: The Colorado State University System
norm: the colorado state university system
Domain: colostate.edu
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: May 29, 2023 – May 30, 2023
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 ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Third party: via Progress Software
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Patched servers
Investigated and assessed the security of our systems
Notified potentially affected customers and individuals associated with those customers
Offering access to 12/24 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.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 7 states

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Indiana State AGJul 12 · first

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Washington State AG+4d

Oregon State AG+31d

Vermont State AG+35d

Maine State AG+35d

Massachusetts State AG+36d

California State AG+36d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 12 (IN), last Aug 17 (CA) — a 36-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-572036
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 17, 2023
Raw hash: 5e8123f9be27ed58b946849515b1b6cb2e62fccf025c86f43d1ce6b1fc96828a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Victim entityThe Colorado State University System

IncidentThird-Party / Supply Chain

Stated responsePatched servers

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov