THE EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES CENTER, LLC
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Full breach record for THE EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES CENTER, LLC →On January 7, 2026, Edelman Financial Engines reported that an unauthorized third party accessed personal information of some clients. The accessed data included names, dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers, emails, and financial planning information. For some individuals, Social Security numbers were also accessed. The company promptly terminated the unauthorized access and engaged external security experts to investigate. Affected individuals are offered 24 months of complimentary credit and identity monitoring services.
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Incident timeline
Jan 7, 2026
Begins
Jan 7, 2026
Discovered
Feb 4, 2026
Filed
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Linked disclosures
Why this link?Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap
- Maine State AGbd_1aa0940ef60364b62026-02-04Verified
- Vermont State AGbd_7ed7d43cfbd3ccbd2026-02-04Verified
- Massachusetts State AGbd_efdd59e2dc0fcabe2026-02-05 · +1dVerified
- New Hampshire State AGbd_d0f61c316195a5fe2026-02-09 · +5dVerified
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- Indiana State AGbd_088eccf424942d292026-01-28 · +7dVerified
- Nebraska State AGbd_6b00116a4180fd792026-01-28 · +7dVerified
Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states
View merged incident ↗Pattern: first filing Jan 28 (IN), last Feb 9 (NH) — a 12-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?
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