AccidentalFinancial ServicesFinanceLossCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 3, 2026

Filed

Sep 1, 2026

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION →130 incidents on file

Bank of America notified Massachusetts residents of a data breach occurring on September 3, 2026, involving the loss of documents in transit. Affected data included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and financial account information from new account opening forms. The bank implemented heightened security on brokerage accounts, offered two years of Experian IdentityWorks protection, and advised customers on fraud prevention measures including RPIN setup and credit freezes.

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Incident timeline — partial

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Breach window unknown

Sep 1, 2026

Filed

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Corroborated · see linked filings

Compliance clocks stay unassessable until a regulatory filing lands. Dashed segments fill in automatically when corroboration arrives.

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

Massachusetts State AGbd_83d0cdefffa819012026-09-01Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_86a26a197ba8654e2026-08-05 · +27dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_253bd79b610e69232026-08-01 · +31dCandidate

Name: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
norm: bank of america
Domain: bankofamerica.com

Name: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
norm: bank of america
Domain: bankofamerica.com
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 3, 2026
Breach occurred: Sep 3, 2026
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 16, 2026
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Misconfiguration
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium

During the incident: Conducted internal investigations to prevent and minimize any financial impact
Monitoring accounts for suspicious activity
Placed Merrill Lynch brokerage account(s) on a heightened level of security
Arranged for a complimentary two-year membership in an identity theft protection service provided by Experian IdentityWorks
Changes made: Recommended setting up a Relationship Personal Identification Number (RPIN) for Merrill Lynch brokerage accounts
Provided guidance on creating strong unique passwords
Encouraged use of multifactor authentication
Advised keeping contact information up-to-date
Provided instructions on placing, lifting, and removing security freezes on credit reports
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings

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Massachusetts State AGAug 1 · first

Massachusetts State AG+4d

Massachusetts State AG+31d

Massachusetts State AG+31d · this page

Pattern: first filing Aug 1 (MA), last Sep 1 (MA) — a 31-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

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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.mass.gov/doc/2026-1560-bank-of-america/download
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 1, 2026
Raw hash: 2bcb4317b9671c28250edb323c61d723f7e594aeea90152c1e233ae1f80057a8

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION

Victim entityBANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION

Incidentdiscovered Sep 3, 2026

Stated responseConducted internal investigations to prevent and minimize any financial impact

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.mass.gov