HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Financial Factors, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 4, 2026

Filed

Mar 18, 2026

To disclose

14 days

Affected · nationwide

931 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Financial Factors, Inc. →

Financial Factors, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) affecting 93 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Unauthorized access occurred between Oct 24, 2025, and Feb 6, 2026, via remote access software. Data potentially exposed included names, SSNs, driver's licenses, and financial account info. Notification sent March 18, 2026, with Kroll credit monitoring offered.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 4, 2026 → Filed with AG Mar 18, 202614d ✓ 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 · 131 days

discovery → filing · 14 days

Oct 24, 2025

Begins

Mar 4, 2026

Discovered

Mar 18, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed93 affectedView incident

Name: Financial Factors, Inc.
norm: financial factors
Industry: Financial Services

Name: Financial Factors, Inc.
norm: financial factors
Industry: Financial Services
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 4, 2026
Breach occurred: Oct 24, 2025 – Feb 6, 2026
Undetected for: 131 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 18, 2026
Affected individuals: 93state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Reset the computer and reinstalled the operating system to remediate the issue
Established a dedicated, toll-free call center for the individual to call with questions
Offering credit monitoring through Kroll to the Maine resident
Changes made: Taken, and will continue to take, steps to enhance the security of its computer network
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: Mar 4, 2026
→ Filed with AG: Mar 18, 2026
14d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 4, 2026 → Filed with AG: Mar 18, 2026	14d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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/d7b73130-c41d-43f6-a08c-5aa50099f97c.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 18, 2026
Raw hash: a20640f8c17ea09107b4ce786eb77ef165a33ba432ca338793fb17290428c527

Reporting entityFinancial Factors, Inc.

Victim entityFinancial Factors, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 4, 2026

Stated responseReset the computer and reinstalled the operating system to remediate the issue

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov