HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumActive

CETERA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 30, 2026

Filed

Mar 25, 2026

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

57state residents only

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for CETERA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. →7 incidents on file

Cetera Financial Group reported unauthorized access to a single employee email account between July 7 and August 21, 2025. The breach was discovered on January 30, 2026, affecting 57 Maine residents. Compromised data included names, SSNs, driver's license numbers, and financial account information. CFG notified law enforcement, regulators, and credit bureaus, and is offering 12-24 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 30, 2026 → Filed with AG Mar 25, 202654d ⏱ ME AG >30d8 weeks 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 · 207 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 54 days

Jul 7, 2025

Begins

Jan 30, 2026

Discovered

Mar 25, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_38d64e1aec0e87c12026-03-25Verified
Vermont State AGbd_79058398589604ae2026-03-25Verified
California State AGbd_a95f62f6f2279f592026-03-25Candidate
Nebraska State AGbd_b232078529a074612026-03-25Verified

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Indiana State AGbd_b2cf5e2691400e242026-03-25Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_a989d5443a1c83de2026-03-24 · +1dVerified
Texas State AGbd_05000564b48b0cef2026-03-27 · +2dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_cb620fafd1e856a02026-03-01 · +24dVerified

Name: CETERA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
norm: cetera financial
Domain: cetera.com
Industry: Financial Services

Name: CETERA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
norm: cetera financial
Domain: cetera.com
Industry: Financial Services
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 30, 2026
Breach occurred: Jul 7, 2025 – Aug 21, 2025
Undetected for: 207 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 25, 2026
Affected individuals: 57state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementProviding notice of the Event to relevant regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to secure their systems
Assessed the security of CFG systems
Investigated the activity to determine what happened
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the Event
Providing notice of the Event to relevant regulators
Providing notice to the three major credit reporting agencies
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing its existing policies and procedures relating to data and cyber security
Providing access to complimentary credit monitoring services for 12 or 24 months through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(54 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 54d
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: Jan 30, 2026
→ Filed with AG: Mar 25, 2026
54d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 30, 2026 → Filed with AG: Mar 25, 2026	54d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 9 states

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Illinois State AGMar 1 · first

New Hampshire State AG+23d

Massachusetts State AG+24d

Vermont State AG+24d

California State AG+24d

Nebraska State AG+24d

Indiana State AG+24d

Maine State AG+24d · this page

Texas State AG+26d

Pattern: first filing Mar 1 (IL), last Mar 27 (TX) — a 26-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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/d0e57260-b175-4aea-8c84-db2a303a1df9.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 25, 2026
Raw hash: 454c662865a932e34da7cd2942a62258323a5404e971a8e2866de4a5920d0936

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCETERA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

Victim entityCETERA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 30, 2026

Stated responseTook steps to secure their systems

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov