Social EngineeringFinancial ServicesFinancePhishingCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Aligned

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 21, 2026

Filed

Jul 13, 2026

To disclose

—

Affected

3state residents only

Confidence

67%

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Aligned Wealth Group (AWG) notified the Nebraska AG of a data security incident discovered on April 21, 2026. Suspicious activity in an email environment led to the unauthorized acquisition of a single mailbox. The incident affected 3 Nebraska residents, exposing names, DOB, driver's license/ID, financial account numbers, and/or SSNs. AWG engaged forensic experts, secured the email tenant, and notified affected individuals on July 8, 2026, offering 12 months of credit monitoring and identity protection via IDX. No evidence of misuse was found.

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Incident timeline

Apr 21, 2026

Discovered

Jul 13, 2026

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed3 affectedView incident

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: Aligned
norm: aligned
Domain: alignedup.com
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 21, 2026
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 8, 2026
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing Link
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Took steps to secure its email tenant
Launched an investigation with the assistance of forensic experts
Engaged an independent team to conduct a comprehensive review of all potentially affected data within the mailbox
Worked diligently to identify correct contact information to effectuate notification
Prepared the services being offered to affected individuals
Changes made: Offering individuals complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services through IDX
Implemented additional technical security measures throughout the environment
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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://nebraska.gov/ago/data-breach/documents/54872ebd-a7dc-4249-90aa-8d09e5760e2f.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 13, 2026
Raw hash: 4765c8ea88dca8f6ebf7fd832a5b6ada6898efa8f965c0f7123e650b7f522c28

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityAligned

Incidentdiscovered Apr 21, 2026

Stated responseTook steps to secure its email tenant

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancenebraska.gov