DisclosureLens
Social EngineeringFinancial ServicesFinancePhishingStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedAuthenticationFinancial accountIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Mercer Advisors Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 22, 2026

Filed

Mar 31, 2026

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected

7,470state residents only

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

71%
Full breach record for Mercer Advisors Inc. →2 incidents on file

Mercer Advisors Inc. disclosed a cybersecurity incident occurring around January 22, 2026, resulting from a phishing attack. Unauthorized access led to the exfiltration of client PII, including names, contact info, SSNs, government IDs, DOBs, and account numbers. The incident was contained, and 7,470 Washington residents were notified on March 31, 2026. Credit monitoring services were offered.

Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d10 weeks discovery → filing
⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 68 days

Jan 22, 2026

Begins

Jan 22, 2026

Discovered

Mar 31, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

This filing is one of 10 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Show 4 more filings ↓up to 17d gap

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 9 states

View merged incident ↗
Massachusetts State AGMar 31 · first
Nebraska State AGMar 31 · first
California State AGMar 31 · first
Vermont State AGMar 31 · first
Indiana State AGMar 31 · first
Montana State AGMar 31 · first
Washington State AGMar 31 · first · this page
Texas State AG+2d
Oregon State AG+17d

Pattern: first filing Mar 31 (MA), last Apr 17 (OR) — a 17-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.