HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

The Bernard Group, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 8, 2025

Filed

Jul 20, 2026

To disclose

—

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The Bernard Group, Inc. →2 incidents on file

The Bernard Group Inc (TBG) disclosed a cybersecurity incident affecting Nebraska residents. TBG detected suspicious IT activity on December 8, 2025, and determined an unauthorized actor accessed systems and copied files around December 10, 2025. The breach involved names and Social Security Numbers of 3 Nebraska residents. TBG notified federal law enforcement, engaged cybersecurity specialists, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring via Experian. Notices were sent to affected individuals on July 20, 2026.

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Incident timeline

Dec 10, 2025

Begins

Jul 20, 2026

Filed

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_9cfaf478fa2788b32026-07-21 · +1dCandidate

Name: The Bernard Group, Inc.
norm: the bernard

Name: The Bernard Group, Inc.
norm: the bernard
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 8, 2025
Breach occurred: Dec 10, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 20, 2026
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: notified federal law enforcementproviding written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Began an investigation into the nature and scope of the activity with the assistance of cybersecurity specialists
Notified federal law enforcement
Conducted a comprehensive review of the potentially affected files
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months through Experian
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Providing written notice... to the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Continually evaluate and enhance our existing technical safeguards
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 · 2 filings · 2 states

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Nebraska State AGJul 20 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+1d

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://nebraska.gov/ago/data-breach/documents/432da61a-cdd8-4fd7-82e8-4ae24974e0d7.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 20, 2026
Raw hash: 2234c91ef6c7eb46cab5c544fbe5183496dd983dadf62b2dfb85a7487e671f6b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Bernard Group, Inc.

Victim entityThe Bernard Group, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 8, 2025

Stated responseBegan an investigation into the nature and scope of the activity with the assistance of cybersecurity specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancenebraska.gov