HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceVulnerability ExploitZero-DaySupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Educators Benefit Consultants

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 11, 2024

Filed

Aug 9, 2024

To disclose

29 days

Affected · nationwide

39,6404 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Educators Benefit Consultants →

Educators Benefit Consultants, LLC (d/b/a Aviben) reported a data breach affecting 39,640 individuals, including 4 Maine residents. The incident, occurring Feb 21-23, 2024, involved unauthorized access via a zero-day vulnerability in software used by an external IT provider. Exposed data included names, SSNs, and DOBs. Notifications were sent on Aug 6, 2024, offering 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 11, 2024 → Filed with AG Aug 9, 202429d ✓ ME AG ≤30d29 days 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 · 141 days

discovery → filing · 29 days

Feb 21, 2024

Begins

Jul 11, 2024

Discovered

Aug 9, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_156a0df346c25eb82024-08-09Verified
Montana State AGbd_50c401a3d66cd8652024-08-09Verified
California State AGbd_bed2b498773eb8af2024-08-09Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_c7edb606d8c5f50d2024-08-09Verified

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Vermont State AGbd_666bd5f5986b6cdb2024-08-06 · +3dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_dca76ae94ac8f0642024-08-06 · +3dVerified

Name: Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, PLLC
norm: lewis brisbois bisgaard smith

Name: Educators Benefit Consultants
norm: educators benefit consultants
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 11, 2024
Breach occurred: Feb 21, 2024 – Feb 23, 2024
Undetected for: 141 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 6, 2024
Affected individuals: 39,640state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Moved quickly to secure our network environment
Launched a thorough investigation
Performed investigation with the help of independent IT security and forensic investigators
Providing access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing proactive fraud assistance
Changes made: Conferring with cybersecurity experts to analyze and enhance our internal security architecture
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 days(29 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 29d
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: Jul 11, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Aug 9, 2024
29d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 11, 2024 → Filed with AG: Aug 9, 2024	29d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Vermont State AGAug 6 · first

Indiana State AGAug 6 · first

New Hampshire State AG+3d

Montana State AG+3d

California State AG+3d

Massachusetts State AG+3d

Maine State AG+3d · this page

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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-a1252b4f8318/9def1020-5288-41ac-9c08-8b0db7a71ddc.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 9, 2024
Raw hash: bd037efc2478d7f482ab416e33ecb31c43e1b1773149f575185113580164857e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, PLLC

Victim entityEducators Benefit Consultants

Incidentdiscovered Jul 11, 2024

Stated responseMoved quickly to secure our network environment

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov