HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)PHIHighContained

Alera Group, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 1, 2024

Filed

May 21, 2025

To disclose

42 weeks

Affected · nationwide

10,8748 in this filing

Linked

22 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Alera Group, Inc. →5 incidents on file

Alera Group Inc reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between July 19 and August 4, 2024. The incident was first detected in August 2024 and confirmed on April 28, 2025. Approximately 10,874 individuals were affected, including 8 Maine residents. Compromised data included names, SSNs, health insurance info, financial account info, and medical information. Alera Group notified law enforcement, implemented additional security measures, and provided 24 months of credit monitoring through IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 1, 2024 → Filed with AG May 21, 2025293d ✗ ME AG >90d42 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 13 days

discovery → filing · 42 weeks / 293 days

Jul 19, 2024

Begins

Aug 1, 2024

Discovered

May 21, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+33 wks slower

This filing is one of 22 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_28c8bb02f28d31ba2025-07-29 · +69dVerified by operator
South Carolina State AGbd_e7ea8ca0d160b7f92025-07-30 · +70dVerified by operator
Illinois State AGbd_211c3690998ad21f2025-08-01 · +72dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_016815a015cf2e472025-08-28 · +99dVerified by operator

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 211d gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_1ed3f272d914f3412025-08-28 · +99dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_8d2d836fa9ea10942025-09-05 · +107dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_d9430cde35cab8392025-09-05 · +107dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_10f7ee090a4dd3582025-09-29 · +131dVerified by operator
Texas State AGbd_d147a40a2e2867292025-10-24 · +156dVerified by operator
Oregon State AGbd_e9293f27dfff89402025-12-18 · +211dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 21 linked disclosures.

Name: Alera Group, Inc.
norm: alera group
Domain: aleragroup.com
Industry: Financial Services

Name: Alera Group, Inc.
norm: alera group
Domain: aleragroup.com
Industry: Financial Services
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 1, 2024
Breach occurred: Jul 19, 2024 – Aug 4, 2024
Undetected for: 13 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 21, 2025
Affected individuals: 10,874state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)PHI
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcement regarding the eventProviding written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Moved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident
Assessed the security of Alera Group systems
Identified potentially affected individuals
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Implemented additional security measures and training to its employees
Provided access to credit monitoring services for two (2) years, through IDX
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Providing written notice to the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Providing media notice, and website notice
Changes made: Implemented additional cybersecurity measures to further protect our environment
Completed a thorough and comprehensive investigation with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity specialists
Plans for additional safeguards
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 42 weeks(293 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 293dME resident >180d · 293d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Aug 1, 2024
→ Filed with AG: May 21, 2025
293d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Aug 1, 2024
→ Notified: May 21, 2025
293d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 1, 2024 → Filed with AG: May 21, 2025	293d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Aug 1, 2024 → Notified: May 21, 2025	293d	180 days	ME resident >180d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗

Maine State AGMay 21 · first · this page

Montana State AG+69d

South Carolina State AG+70d

Illinois State AG+72d

Maine State AG+99d

New Hampshire State AG+99d

Maine State AG+107d

New Hampshire State AG+107d

Maine State AG+131d

Texas State AG+156d

Oregon State AG+211d

Pattern: first filing May 21 (ME), last Dec 18 (OR) — a 211-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 21 — the full spread may be wider.

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-a1252b4f8318/43965017-dee2-4b6b-9ea0-e259eaeb35ef.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 21, 2025
Raw hash: 7eb856fde486873495a6996fad57eb5bde11caa2c31263b6674cb31abed6acb1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAlera Group, Inc.

Victim entityAlera Group, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 1, 2024

Stated responseMoved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov