HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

CETERA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

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Severity

High

Discovered

May 18, 2022

Filed

Jun 9, 2022

To disclose

22 days

Affected · nationwide

2,1882 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for CETERA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. →7 incidents on file

Cetera Financial Group reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on November 29, 2021, discovered on May 18, 2022. The incident affected 2,188 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. Compromised data included names and Social Security Numbers. The company provided written notification and offered 12 months of credit monitoring through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 18, 2022 → Filed with AG Jun 9, 202222d ✓ ME AG ≤30d22 days 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 · 170 days

discovery → filing · 22 days

Nov 29, 2021

Begins

May 18, 2022

Discovered

Jun 9, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Part of R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY supply-chain incident (2022) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_9948dff0c8caa7622022-06-09Verified
Montana State AGbd_b414374870862ef52022-06-09Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_bccf89e1f2ea7a122022-06-09Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_e5173c4e7e9fd6712022-06-15 · +6dVerified

Name: CETERA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
norm: cetera financial
Domain: cetera.com

Name: CETERA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
norm: cetera financial
Domain: cetera.com
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: May 18, 2022
Breach occurred: Nov 29, 2021
Undetected for: 170 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 9, 2022
Affected individuals: 2,188state + 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 credit monitoring services through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 days(22 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 22d
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: May 18, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Jun 9, 2022
22d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 18, 2022 → Filed with AG: Jun 9, 2022	22d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGJun 9 · first

Montana State AGJun 9 · first

Indiana State AGJun 9 · first

Maine State AGJun 9 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Jun 9 (MA), last Jun 15 (NH) — a 6-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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-a1252b4f8318/2180a716-d4a8-4d72-bd79-040c00b2517c.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 9, 2022
Raw hash: 1482463fcc5d4643f90e1e40ba938a4b48f72d8be3fe65f64fbf9e721e8cd220

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCETERA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

Victim entityCETERA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

Incidentdiscovered May 18, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov