HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceDelayed DiscoveryCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Alera Group, Inc.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 1, 2024

Filed

Aug 28, 2025

To disclose

13 months

Affected

169state residents only

Linked

27 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Alera Group, Inc. →3 incidents on file

Alera Group, an insurance brokerage, reported a supplemental breach affecting 169 Maine residents. Unauthorized access occurred between July 19 and August 4, 2024. The breach was discovered in August 2024. Personal information was potentially removed from the network. Alera Group engaged third-party cybersecurity specialists, implemented additional security measures, and provided 24 months of credit monitoring through IDX to affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 1, 2024 → Filed with AG Aug 28, 2025392d ⏱ ME AG >30d13 months 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 · 13 days

discovery → filing · 13 months / 392 days

Jul 19, 2024

Begins

Aug 1, 2024

Discovered

Aug 28, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+48 wks slower

This filing is one of 27 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_1ed3f272d914f3412025-08-28Verified by operator
California State AGbd_ed57df1e6d5282bc2025-08-28Verified by operator
Maine State AGbd_8d2d836fa9ea10942025-09-05 · +8dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_d9430cde35cab8392025-09-05 · +8dVerified by operator

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 112d gap

Illinois State AGbd_211c3690998ad21f2025-08-01 · +27dVerified by operator
South Carolina State AGbd_e7ea8ca0d160b7f92025-07-30 · +29dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_10f7ee090a4dd3582025-09-29 · +32dVerified by operator
Texas State AGbd_d147a40a2e2867292025-10-24 · +57dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_e4aec533344453102025-11-07 · +71dVerified by operator
Oregon State AGbd_e9293f27dfff89402025-12-18 · +112dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 26 linked disclosures.

Name: Alera Group, Inc.
norm: alera group
Domain: aleragroup.com
Industry: Insurance Brokerage

Name: Alera Group, Inc.
norm: alera group
Domain: aleragroup.com
Industry: Insurance Brokerage
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 1, 2024
Breach occurred: Jul 19, 2024 – Aug 4, 2024
Undetected for: 13 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 28, 2025
Affected individuals: 169state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Began an investigation
Completed a thorough and comprehensive investigation with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity specialists
Implemented additional cybersecurity measures
Posted notice of this event on its website
Notified relevant media outlets
Providing access to credit monitoring services for two (2) years, through IDX
Changes made: Implemented additional cybersecurity measures to further protect our environment
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 months(392 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 392dME resident >60d · 392d
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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Aug 1, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Aug 28, 2025
392d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Aug 1, 2024
→ Notified: Aug 28, 2025
392d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 1, 2024 → Filed with AG: Aug 28, 2025	392d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Aug 1, 2024 → Notified: Aug 28, 2025	392d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗

South Carolina State AGJul 30 · first

Illinois State AG+2d

New Hampshire State AG+29d

California State AG+29d

Maine State AG+29d · this page

Maine State AG+37d

New Hampshire State AG+37d

Maine State AG+61d

Texas State AG+86d

California State AG+100d

Oregon State AG+141d

Pattern: first filing Jul 30 (SC), last Dec 18 (OR) — a 141-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 26 — 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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/ddfd68cd-b331-44a6-a3aa-31d6b1b4453a.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 28, 2025
Raw hash: ef6bcba1859ae99adf3ce8069f7f3d08a763a08c97562339350e5f3c3985bf7e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAlera Group, Inc.

Victim entityAlera Group, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 1, 2024

Stated responseBegan an investigation

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov