HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsDelayed DiscoveryPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

The Pension Specialists, Ltd

bd_f9ba0342c345db7a · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 24, 2024

Filed

Feb 14, 2025

To disclose

51 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for The Pension Specialists, Ltd →

The Pension Specialists, a retirement plan administrator, notified consumers of a data security incident occurring between Feb 18-20, 2024. Unauthorized access to files containing personal information (PII, identity data) was determined on Dec 16, 2024. No evidence of misuse was found. The company engaged cybersecurity experts and offers Kroll identity monitoring services.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday51 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 6 days

discovery → filing · 51 weeks / 356 days

Feb 18, 2024

Begins

Feb 24, 2024

Discovered

Dec 16, 2024

Scope determined

Feb 14, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+43 wks slower

This filing is one of 9 filings 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

Maryland State AGbd_f93973363c90f2fe2025-02-14Verified
Illinois State AGbd_fc26d7cd82ccb4562025-02-01 · +13dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_68ef85fd7077115d2025-03-26 · +40dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_df2d453b615dd4c22025-04-01 · +46dVerified

Name: The Pension Specialists, Ltd
norm: the pension specialists

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

Discovered: Feb 24, 2024
Breach occurred: Feb 18, 2024 – Feb 20, 2024
Undetected for: 6 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Dec 16, 2024
Notification sent: Feb 14, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged independent cybersecurity experts to assist with the process
Conducted a comprehensive review of all potentially affected information
Offering complimentary identity monitoring services through Kroll
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance security and minimize the risk of a similar incident 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: VT AG >45 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 7 states

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Illinois State AGFeb 1 · first

Nebraska State AG+13d

Montana State AG+13d

Iowa State AG+13d

New Hampshire State AG+13d

Maryland State AG+13d

Vermont 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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-02-14-pension-specialist-data-breach-notice-consumers
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: c9772bbc308ac730ee27d86bb979ca4b56a0faf2b247e9bbbc92001b2a64b433

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Pension Specialists, Ltd

Victim entityThe Pension Specialists, Ltd

Incidentdiscovered Feb 24, 2024

Stated responseEngaged independent cybersecurity experts to assist with the process

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov