HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Brandt Equities LP

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Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 8, 2025

Filed

Mar 17, 2026

To disclose

18 weeks

Affected

1,224state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Brandt Equities LP →2 incidents on file

Brandt Equities LP notified the Iowa AG of unauthorized network access between Nov 8-12 and Nov 20-22, 2025. Copies of files containing names, SSNs, and driver's license numbers of 1,224 Iowa residents were taken. Notifications mailed March 17, 2026, offering 1 year of credit monitoring.

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Iowa clock✓ IA AG ≤5 bday18 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 18 weeks / 129 days

Nov 8, 2025

Begins

Nov 8, 2025

Discovered

Mar 17, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+9 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_056c41918f92ea5a2026-03-17Candidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_5b7b1f464d04626a2026-03-17Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_7d51dddc3267b5002026-03-17Verified

Name: Baker Law Firm
norm: baker law firm

Name: Brandt Equities LP
norm: brandt equities
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 8, 2025
Breach occurred: Nov 8, 2025 – Nov 22, 2025
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 17, 2026
Affected individuals: 1,224state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Iowa Attorney General Consumer Protection Division
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Immediately took steps to secure the network
Commenced an investigation
Engaged a cybersecurity firm to assist
Began mailing notification letters via U.S. First-Class mail
Offered one year of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Equifax
Changes made: Taking steps to enhance already existing security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 weeks(129 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: IA AG ≤5 bday
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGMar 17 · first

New Hampshire State AGMar 17 · first

Nebraska State AGMar 17 · first

Iowa State AGMar 17 · first · this page

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.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/media/cms/3172026_Brandt_Equities_LP_126E09A73682A.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 17, 2026
Raw hash: d12383c3de51f82a63360fa1fcc6353ab8d7aff2061e20d115fa16cda2892647

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBaker Law Firm

Victim entityBrandt Equities LP

Incidentdiscovered Nov 8, 2025

Stated responseImmediately took steps to secure the network

ComplianceIA AG ≤5 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.iowaattorneygeneral.gov