Case file: STRATeBEN, Inc.
Every government filing on this incident, the dates as stated, and the days to notice against each state's statute. Built from the records on Nov 9, 2026, agency link on every row. Not legal advice.
The incident
- Breach window
- Aug 14, 2025 to Nov 9, 2025
- Discovered
- Dec 3, 2025, as stated in the Vermont letter
- State and federal records
- 2 filings, Mar 26, 2026
- Residents counted
- 4 in 1 state (MA), latest filing per state
- Everyone affected
- No filing gives a total
- Information exposed
- Social Security number, Date of birth
- Offered to those affected
- 12 months of credit or identity monitoring through Experian
- Third party named
- Yes, the letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
- Days to notice
- Past the statutory period in Vermont, counted from discovery to the state's first record
The letter: "STRATeBEN first learned of the incident on December 3, 2025, when it identified unauthorized access to a STRATeBEN employee’s Microsoft 365 account."
Filings
| Agency | Record date | People | In total | Days to notice | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Massachusetts OCABR | Mar 26, 2026 | 4 | 113 days, statute no fixed period | Record | |
| Vermont Vermont AG | Mar 26, 2026 | Not published | 113 days, statute 45 days, over | Letter Record |
People is the count the filing gives, residents of the state unless marked total. Days to notice runs from the discovery date the letter states, or from the end of the breach window when no letter states one, to the date on the state's first record of the incident. "Over" marks a count past the days the state's statute allows for notice to residents. The statute's trigger is a question of fact, the days are arithmetic.
Notice timing, state by state
- 113 days from discovery (Dec 3, 2025) to the Massachusetts record (Mar 26, 2026). Statute: no fixed period from knowledge or reason to know of the breach (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93H, § 3).
- 113 days from discovery (Dec 3, 2025) to the Vermont record (Mar 26, 2026). Statute: 45 days from discovery or notification of the breach (9 V.S.A. § 2435).
The statutes
- Massachusetts: no fixed period to notify residents from knowledge or reason to know of the breach, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93H, § 3. Attorney General and OCABR as soon as practicable and without unreasonable delay, every breach.
- Vermont: 45 days to notify residents from discovery or notification of the breach, 9 V.S.A. § 2435. Attorney General within 14 business days of discovery or of the consumer notice, whichever is sooner, every breach.
Sources and method
Records as published by Massachusetts OCABR, Vermont AG. Letter facts (discovery date, monitoring, third party) are read from the consumer letter the agency posted, 1 letter read for this incident, and quoted so you can check them. Texas and HHS publish no letters. First-seen times on each record page. Spot an error? Email support@breachtally.com with this page link.