DisclosureLens
HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceDelayed DiscoveryCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

Fora Financial

bd_cef0c38240f91928 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 27, 2023

Filed

Jan 18, 2024

To disclose

46 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3,2705 in this filing

Confidence

65%
Full breach record for Fora Financial →4 incidents on file

Fora Financial LLC reported a data breach affecting 3,270 individuals. The breach, which occurred on September 9, 2022, and was discovered on February 27, 2023, was described as an external system breach or hacking incident. The compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. In response, Fora Financial provided written notifications to the affected individuals on March 29, 2023, and offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services through Kroll.

Maine clockDiscovered Feb 27, 2023 → Filed with AG Jan 18, 2024325d ✗ ME AG >90d46 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 · 171 days
discovery → filing · 46 weeks / 325 days

Sep 9, 2022

Begins

Feb 27, 2023

Discovered

Jan 18, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+38 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed3,270 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.