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HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Ed Bell Investments, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 7, 2026

Filed

Jun 11, 2026

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for Ed Bell Investments, Inc.

Ed Bell Investments, Inc. disclosed a cybersecurity incident in Massachusetts where a threat actor exploited a vulnerability in a network security device on April 5, 2026, gaining unauthorized access and exfiltrating personal information, including names and government identifiers. The breach was discovered on April 7, 2026, and forensic investigation confirmed data removal by May 11, 2026. The company offered 24 months of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection via Experian.

Massachusetts clock MA AG >30d9 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days
discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 65 days

Apr 5, 2026

Begins

Apr 7, 2026

Discovered

Jun 11, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗
Nebraska State AGJun 10 · first
Indiana State AGJun 10 · first
Texas State AGJun 10 · first
Massachusetts State AG+1d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jun 10 (NE), last Jun 18 (TX) — a 8-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.