HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

The Branch Group, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 14, 2025

Filed

Oct 15, 2025

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

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

The Branch Group, Inc. notified employees of a January 14, 2025 network security incident where an unauthorized third party accessed personal information including names, SSNs, driver's license numbers, and payment card data. The investigation concluded August 22, 2025. The company engaged forensic specialists, rebuilt systems, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring via Cyberscout/TransUnion. Notices were sent October 15, 2025, to residents in multiple states including Nebraska, New York, and others.

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Incident timeline

Jan 14, 2025

Discovered

Oct 15, 2025

Filed

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_0c5da6f639159c042025-10-15Verified
Indiana State AGbd_2fdd7aceb486cfeb2025-10-14 · +1dCandidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_fd2d50550eb2a6f72025-10-21 · +6dVerified

Name: The Branch Group, Inc.
norm: the branch

Name: The Branch Group, Inc.
norm: the branch
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 14, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 15, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged third-party forensic specialists to assist us with securing the network environment and investigating the extent of any unauthorized activity
Wiped and rebuilt affected systems
Took steps to bolster our network security
Reviewing and altering our policies, procedures, and network security software
Providing you with access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing you with proactive fraud assistance
Changes made: Wiped and rebuilt affected systems
Bolstered our network security
Reviewing and altering our policies, procedures, and network security software relating to the security of our systems and servers
Reviewing how we store and manage data
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 · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGOct 14 · first

Maine State AG+1d

Nebraska State AG+1d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Oct 14 (IN), last Oct 21 (NH) — a 7-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://nebraska.gov/ago/data-breach/documents/27c22a29-a6f1-453e-b3da-24dc249782ec.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 15, 2025
Raw hash: 326c36fa0d32b3b2d467bedfd48d9eccb7c2f6cc420cc8f5722c05ddc83e7f4d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Branch Group, Inc.

Victim entityThe Branch Group, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 14, 2025

Stated responseEngaged third-party forensic specialists to assist us with securing the network environment and investigating the extent of any unauthorized activity

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancenebraska.gov