Educators Benefit Consultants, LLC

On August 9, 2024, the Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach involving Educators Benefit Consultants, LLC (d/b/a Aviben) that occurred on February 21, 2024. The breach, identified as an external system breach (hacking), potentially exposed personal information of approximately 39,640 individuals, including names and Social Security numbers. The company is offering 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring services through TransUnion.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/9def1020-5288-41ac-9c08-8b0db7a71ddc.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/aviben

"id": "avi225072725",
"linkid": "aviben",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 39640,
                        'name': 'Educators Benefit Consultants, LLC (d/b/a '
                                'Aviben)',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 39640,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2024-02-21',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-08-09',
 'description': 'A data breach involving Educators Benefit Consultants, LLC '
                '(d/b/a Aviben) occurred on February 21, 2024, potentially '
                'exposing personal information of approximately 39,640 '
                'individuals, including names and Social Security numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-08-09',
                 'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Educators Benefit Consultants, LLC (d/b/a Aviben)',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}