HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Kovack Financial

bd_575505632444a420 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 28, 2025

Filed

Aug 10, 2026

To disclose

50 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Kovack Financial →3 incidents on file

Kovack Financial, LLC notified the California AG of an unauthorized access incident. An unknown actor accessed files between August 8 and August 27, 2025. The company became aware of suspicious activity on August 28, 2025. Investigation concluded on July 16, 2026, that customer information was involved. Approximately 84 Rhode Island residents were impacted. The company secured its network, launched an investigation, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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California clockDiscovered Aug 28, 2025 → Notified Aug 10, 2026347d ✗ CA 60-day late50 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 20 days

discovery → filing · 50 weeks / 347 days

Aug 8, 2025

Begins

Aug 28, 2025

Discovered

Aug 10, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+41 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Oregon State AGbd_16ea4ef20fad738e2026-08-10Verified
Washington State AGbd_3f1a5109a33b3d742026-08-10Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_9aba279232fde5102026-08-10Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_abc1097cb2de03062026-08-10Verified

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 9d gap

Vermont State AGbd_b3a35f4fca8e67802026-08-10Verified
Texas State AGbd_04424cbfd3543e0f2026-08-14 · +4dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_2f4af51091391c7f2026-08-01 · +9dVerified

Name: Kovack Financial
norm: kovack financial

Name: Kovack Financial
norm: kovack financial
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 28, 2025
Breach occurred: Aug 8, 2025 – Aug 27, 2025
Undetected for: 20 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 10, 2026
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported the event to appropriate governmental agencies

During the incident: Took steps to secure our network
Launched an investigation to determine the full nature and scope of the event
Undertook a review of the files to determine what was contained therein and to whom it related
Offering twelve (12) months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Cyberscout
Reported the event to appropriate governmental agencies
Changes made: Continually review our policies and procedures as part of our ongoing commitment to the privacy of information in our care
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 50 weeks(347 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 347d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Aug 28, 2025
→ Notified: Aug 10, 2026
347d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Aug 28, 2025 → Notified: Aug 10, 2026	347d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day late

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

View merged incident ↗

Illinois State AGAug 1 · first

Oregon State AG+9d

Washington State AG+9d

New Hampshire State AG+9d

Massachusetts State AG+9d

Vermont State AG+9d

California State AG+9d · this page

Texas State AG+13d

Pattern: first filing Aug 1 (IL), last Aug 14 (TX) — a 13-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-628054
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 10, 2026
Raw hash: f19b7b5844324a8df4bb2e53fea5fd28ab2c6eda659e23ac0e1dc63715a7783c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKovack Financial

Victim entityKovack Financial

Incidentdiscovered Aug 28, 2025

Stated responseTook steps to secure our network

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov