HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceData ExfiltratedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)BiometricCredentialsMediumContained

Bell American Group LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 9, 2026

Filed

Aug 26, 2026

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected

5state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for Bell American Group LLC →3 incidents on file

Bell American Group LLC notified the NH Attorney General that an unknown actor accessed its network between April 8-9, 2026, potentially copying files containing employee data including SSNs, financial info, and biometric data. Approximately 5 NH residents were affected. The company secured systems, engaged third-party specialists, notified law enforcement, and sent notices to affected individuals and credit bureaus on August 26, 2026.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 139 days

Apr 8, 2026

Begins

Apr 9, 2026

Discovered

Aug 26, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+11 wks slower

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

South Carolina State AGbd_90ce348cc39fdd6e2026-08-26Candidate

Name: Bell American Group LLC
norm: bell american group

Name: Bell American Group LLC
norm: bell american
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 9, 2026
Breach occurred: Apr 8, 2026 – Apr 9, 2026
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 26, 2026
Affected individuals: 5state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)BiometricCredentials
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementProviding written notice to relevant state regulators

During the incident: Promptly took steps to secure its network
Initiated a comprehensive investigation to determine the nature and scope of the event
Reviewed the impacted files with the assistance of third-party specialists
Notified federal law enforcement and is cooperating with its investigation
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing individuals with information on how to place a fraud alert and security freeze on one’s credit file
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Providing written notice to the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Taken steps to further enhance protections and continue to monitor these safeguards
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(139 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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South Carolina State AGAug 26 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 26 · 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/bell-american-group-20260826.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 26, 2026
Raw hash: 1982774923f9064b1f318b13163811fcb3bebe05a477ceecb8b1996ff0e96457

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBell American Group LLC

Victim entityBell American Group LLC

Incidentdiscovered Apr 9, 2026

Stated responsePromptly took steps to secure its network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov