HackingFinancial ServicesFinancePhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

LINDEN BANCSHARES, INC.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 13, 2025

Filed

Jan 12, 2026

To disclose

22 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,3243 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for LINDEN BANCSHARES, INC. →2 incidents on file

Linden Bancshares, Inc. DBA Texana Bank, N.A. reported an external system breach (hacking) affecting 1,324 individuals, including 3 Maine residents. Unauthorized access to an employee email account occurred between July 9 and August 13, 2025, discovered on August 13, 2025. Notification was sent on January 9, 2026. Affected data included names and government identifiers. The company engaged cybersecurity experts and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 13, 2025 → Filed with AG Jan 12, 2026152d ✗ ME AG >90d22 weeks 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 · 35 days

discovery → filing · 22 weeks / 152 days

Jul 9, 2025

Begins

Aug 13, 2025

Discovered

Jan 12, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+13 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_7aaca2bf9ee138c72026-01-12Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_f86ac4072b681e032026-01-13 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_0f3287cd1a0d15d22026-01-09 · +3dCandidate
Nebraska State AGbd_4da6009c7c8dc6392026-01-09 · +3dVerified

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: LINDEN BANCSHARES, INC.
norm: linden bancshares
Also named: Linden Bancshares, Inc.dba oflegal entity
Texana Bank, N.A.dba oftrade name
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 13, 2025
Breach occurred: Jul 9, 2025 – Aug 13, 2025
Undetected for: 35 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 9, 2026
Affected individuals: 1,324state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Engaged independent cybersecurity experts to assist with the investigation
Offering 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services through Epiq - Privacy Solutions ID
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance security and minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 weeks(152 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 152dME resident >60d · 149d
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: Aug 13, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Jan 12, 2026
152d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Aug 13, 2025
→ Notified: Jan 9, 2026
149d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 13, 2025 → Filed with AG: Jan 12, 2026	152d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Aug 13, 2025 → Notified: Jan 9, 2026	149d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGJan 9 · first

Nebraska State AGJan 9 · first

New Hampshire State AG+3d

Maine State AG+3d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+4d

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-a1252b4f8318/66184807-e0a0-4b96-824c-fe98e0180a67.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 12, 2026
Raw hash: f0293bca001992ce0a11e6ec5fbb274d268342cb97632b78f939854c27227ca1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityLINDEN BANCSHARES, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 13, 2025

Stated responseEngaged independent cybersecurity experts to assist with the investigation

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov