HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsMedium

NEXT Financial Group, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 23, 2023

Filed

Nov 6, 2023

To disclose

14 days

Affected · nationwide

1,008847 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for NEXT Financial Group, Inc. →2 incidents on file

Next Financial Group, Inc. reported an external system breach that occurred on May 10, 2023, and was discovered on October 23, 2023. The breach affected 1,008 individuals, compromising names and financial account numbers with access codes. The company notified affected individuals on November 6, 2023, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 23, 2023 → Filed with AG Nov 6, 202314d ✓ ME AG ≤30d14 days 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 · 166 days

discovery → filing · 14 days

May 10, 2023

Begins

Oct 23, 2023

Discovered

Nov 6, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

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

Vermont State AGbd_2118830edc84d1ba2023-11-06Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_a80ee9437d6863de2023-11-06Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_cc02b0b9a7470ccd2023-11-06Verified

Name: NEXT Financial Group, Inc.
norm: next financial

Name: NEXT Financial Group, Inc.
norm: next financial
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 23, 2023
Breach occurred: May 10, 2023
Undetected for: 166 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 6, 2023
Affected individuals: 1,008state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services
Provided written notification to affected individuals
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 days(14 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 14d
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: Oct 23, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Nov 6, 2023
14d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 23, 2023 → Filed with AG: Nov 6, 2023	14d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Vermont State AGNov 6 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 6 · first

New Hampshire State AGNov 6 · first

Maine State AGNov 6 · 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.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/d8434df1-e722-4e6a-93d7-a38dbbcc17f9.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 6, 2023
Raw hash: 6bcd5732ca9922a74337410f6bc3c3c504dffb008b11d5f0efc5b34835d1b4f2

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNEXT Financial Group, Inc.

Victim entityNEXT Financial Group, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Oct 23, 2023

Stated responseOffered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov