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PhysicalFinancial ServicesFinanceTheftCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial credentialsMediumResolved

Merrill Lynch New York World Financial Center branch office

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 13, 2007

Filed

Mar 27, 2007

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

5state residents only

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for Merrill Lynch New York World Financial Center branch office →

Merrill Lynch reported the theft of a laptop from its New York World Financial Center branch office on February 13, 2007. The device potentially contained personal and financial information for approximately 5 New Hampshire residents, including names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, contact details, and account numbers. The incident was reported to the NYPD, and notification letters were mailed to affected individuals on March 27, 2007.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 42 days

Feb 13, 2007

Discovered

Mar 27, 2007

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed5 affectedView incident

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.