HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Pension Benefit Information, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Aug 25, 2023

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected

4,485state residents only

Linked

46 records

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Pension Benefit Information, LLC →3 incidents on file

Pension Benefit Information, LLC (PBI) notified South Carolina residents of a data breach involving the MOVEit Transfer software vulnerability exploited by an unauthorized third party. The incident occurred May 29-30, 2023. PBI accessed data including names and other elements. PBI patched servers, investigated, and offered identity monitoring services.

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South Carolina clock✓ SC CRA notice due12 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 · 2 days

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 86 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Aug 25, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 46 records 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 (10) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_ed5751101a0d93ee2023-08-25Verified
Vermont State AGbd_00fe2e9a4aff52802023-08-24 · +1dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_07101c97c9594fc42023-08-24 · +1dVerified by operator
Washington State AGbd_44f7fcad123559952023-08-24 · +1dVerified by operator

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Maine State AGbd_4546a76555186a092023-08-24 · +1dVerified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_4884e0e283db90b42023-08-24 · +1dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_56bf16939535bbe52023-08-24 · +1dVerified
California State AGbd_a1e18d6a91a9c2642023-09-18 · +24dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_83b0b7e92e935f832023-09-19 · +25dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_37d305ef794986a72023-09-22 · +28dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 45 linked disclosures.

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

Name: Pension Benefit Information, LLC
norm: pension benefit information
Domain: mypensionbenefitinformation.com
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: 4,485state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: 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 identity monitoring 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: 12 weeks(86 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: SC CRA notice due
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 · 11 filings · 7 states

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Vermont State AGAug 24 · first

Maine State AGAug 24 · first

Washington State AGAug 24 · first

Maine State AGAug 24 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 24 · first

California State AGAug 24 · first

Vermont State AG+1d

South Carolina State AG+1d · this page

California State AG+25d

California State AG+26d

New Hampshire State AG+29d

Pattern: first filing Aug 24 (VT), last Sep 22 (NH) — a 29-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 45 — the full spread may be wider.

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://consumer.sc.gov/sites/consumer/files/Documents/Security%20Breach%20Notices/NTTDATAAmericasInc.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 25, 2023
Raw hash: f26d8ec950be0eb0c575b5016bde127614c1e2c9ebedfbec2e2901c5be622ed6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Victim entityPension Benefit Information, LLC

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responsePatch servers

ComplianceSC CRA notice due

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov