HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

LINCOLN INVESTMENT PLANNING, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 8, 2022

Filed

Jul 12, 2022

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

9746 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for LINCOLN INVESTMENT PLANNING, LLC →3 incidents on file

Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on June 7, 2022, discovered on June 8, 2022. The incident compromised the names and Social Security Numbers of 974 individuals, including 6 Maine residents. The company provided written notification on July 12, 2022, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services through Experian IdentityWorks.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 8, 2022 → Filed with AG Jul 12, 202234d ⏱ ME AG >30d5 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 34 days

Jun 7, 2022

Begins

Jun 8, 2022

Discovered

Jul 12, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by silentransomgroup about this victim predates this filing by 34 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitesilentransomgroupbd_cdb9657833c395172022-06-07 · +34dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_e683ba2afc03f0e42022-07-13 · +1dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_f56e59aaea8a0fb62022-07-16 · +4dVerified by operator

Name: LINCOLN INVESTMENT PLANNING, LLC
norm: lincoln investment planning
Domain: lincolninvestment.com

Name: LINCOLN INVESTMENT PLANNING, LLC
norm: lincoln investment planning
Domain: lincolninvestment.com
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 8, 2022
Breach occurred: Jun 7, 2022
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 12, 2022
Affected individuals: 974state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of Experian IdentityWorks (Credit reports, credit monitoring, and identity theft restoration services)
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(34 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 34dLeak >30d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jun 8, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Jul 12, 2022
34d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 8, 2022 → Filed with AG: Jul 12, 2022	34d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Maine State AGJul 12 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+4d

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-a1252b4f8318/100ab30e-b798-4950-be79-8e7c414b188d.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 12, 2022
Raw hash: 70402d932cbed7f7955b4f44d9031dcb08f3e9654bce2d06211be391a92d95ca

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityLINCOLN INVESTMENT PLANNING, LLC

Victim entityLINCOLN INVESTMENT PLANNING, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jun 8, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov