HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

The Pension Specialists, Ltd

bd_f93973363c90f2fe · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 24, 2024

Filed

Feb 14, 2025

To disclose

51 weeks

Affected

276state residents only

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The Pension Specialists, Ltd →

The Pension Specialists, Ltd. notified 276 Maryland residents of a data security incident where unauthorized access to files containing names, SSNs, and driver's license numbers occurred between Feb 18-23, 2024. The breach was discovered on Feb 24, 2024. TPS engaged cybersecurity experts, implemented additional security measures, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring via Kroll.

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Maryland clock✗ MD AG >90d51 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 6 days

discovery → filing · 51 weeks / 356 days

Feb 18, 2024

Begins

Feb 24, 2024

Discovered

Feb 14, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+42 wks slower

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Nebraska State AGbd_4630f5e44648cc3a2025-02-14Verified
Montana State AGbd_63987a788598001b2025-02-14Candidate
Iowa State AGbd_aadb4195110c2d562025-02-14Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_dac19d0255af5d7e2025-02-14Verified

Show 4 more filings ↓up to 46d gap

Vermont State AGbd_f9ba0342c345db7a2025-02-14Verified
Illinois State AGbd_fc26d7cd82ccb4562025-02-01 · +13dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_68ef85fd7077115d2025-03-26 · +40dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_df2d453b615dd4c22025-04-01 · +46dVerified

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: The Pension Specialists, Ltd
norm: the pension specialists
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 24, 2024
Breach occurred: Feb 18, 2024 – Feb 23, 2024
Undetected for: 6 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 14, 2025
Affected individuals: 276state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Maryland Attorney General

During the incident: Engaged independent cybersecurity experts to assist with the process
Conducted a comprehensive review of all potentially affected information
Implemented additional security measures to prevent a similar incident from occurring in the future
Offered notified individuals 12 months of complimentary services through Kroll, which includes credit monitoring, Fraud Consultation and Identity Theft Restoration
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to prevent a similar incident from occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 51 weeks(356 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: MD AG >90d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗

Illinois State AGFeb 1 · first

Nebraska State AG+13d

Montana State AG+13d

Iowa State AG+13d

New Hampshire State AG+13d

Vermont State AG+13d

Maryland State AG+13d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+53d

Illinois State AG+59d

Pattern: first filing Feb 1 (IL), last Apr 1 (IL) — a 59-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.maryland.gov/resources-info/SBN%20Documents/2025/ITU-376362.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 14, 2025
Raw hash: 9c6f8b4504be65ae855f6c4098449d039e2565a133fa48aab05e84210a978264

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityThe Pension Specialists, Ltd

Incidentdiscovered Feb 24, 2024

Stated responseEngaged independent cybersecurity experts to assist with the process

ComplianceMD AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.maryland.gov