HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDPIIMediumContained

Pension Benefit Information, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Aug 4, 2023

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Pension Benefit Information, LLC (PBI) disclosed that an unauthorized third party exploited a vulnerability in Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer software to access a PBI server on May 29-30, 2023 and download data. PBI confirmed the exposure of names, SSNs, dates of birth, contract numbers, and zip codes. PBI patched servers, engaged in investigation, and is offering credit monitoring services.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 65 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Aug 4, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_9dd3493b798f79f22023-08-04Verified
Maine State AGbd_3c8a32c20235251f2023-12-07 · +125dVerified

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: —
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDPII
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Third party: via Progress Software
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Promptly took steps to 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 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.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(65 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 2 states

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Maine State AGAug 4 · first

Montana State AGAug 4 · first · this page

Maine State AG+125d

Pattern: first filing Aug 4 (ME), last Dec 7 (ME) — a 125-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-520.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 4, 2023
Raw hash: eb263344ab6be50e5c16edf75b796d456c4c2bce182eae05bc96d04356496beb

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Victim entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responsePromptly took steps to patch servers

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov