The Pension Specialist

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach incident involving The Pension Specialist on March 26, 2025. The breach occurred between February 18, 2025, and February 24, 2025, affecting a total of 140,995 individuals, with specific impact on 101 residents. The breach was classified as an inadvertent disclosure, and identity theft protection services were offered through Kroll, including 12 months of credit monitoring.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/f62b4b15-e167-43f1-a75e-ec8a71a2845a.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/the-pension-specialists-ltd.

"id": "the244080425",
"linkid": "the-pension-specialists-ltd.",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2025",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 140995,
                        'industry': 'Financial Services',
                        'location': 'Maine',
                        'name': 'The Pension Specialist',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Inadvertent Disclosure',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 140995,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personally Identifiable '
                                             'Information'},
 'date_detected': '2025-03-26',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-03-26',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach incident involving The Pension Specialist on March 26, '
                '2025. The breach occurred between February 18, 2025, and '
                'February 24, 2025, affecting a total of 140,995 individuals, '
                'with specific impact on 101 residents. The breach was '
                'classified as an inadvertent disclosure, and identity theft '
                'protection services were offered through Kroll, including 12 '
                'months of credit monitoring.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personally Identifiable Information',
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2025-03-26',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': 'Maine Office of the '
                                                       'Attorney General'},
 'response': {'remediation_measures': 'Identity theft protection services '
                                      'including 12 months of credit '
                                      'monitoring',
              'third_party_assistance': 'Kroll'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at The Pension Specialist',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}