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The Pension Specialists data breach

USUnited States · The Pension Specialists, Ltd.

The Pension Specialists (United States) notified the Iowa Attorney General, the California Attorney General and the Washington Attorney General of a data breach on 14 February 2025. It told the states about 845 Washington residents; the total can be higher.

Status
Confirmed breach
People affected
845 Washington residents (one state’s count; the total can be higher)
Reported
14 February 2025

What was exposed

The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does.

What changed since it was first reported

  1. Confirmed breach, 845 Washington residents (Washington Attorney General)

Sources

Official notices are read by code from the regulator’s own register. More notices to Iowa, California, Washington. · Corrections and changes

If The Pension Specialists had your data

  1. Look for The Pension Specialists, Ltd.’s own notice or letter: it should say what of yours was involved. Keep it.
  2. The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does. If The Pension Specialists, Ltd. has a password of yours, change it now to be safe.
  3. Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be The Pension Specialists, Ltd., your bank or the police. Never give codes or passwords, never approve a sign-in you did not start, never move money.

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