HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

VF Wealth Management

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 5, 2026

Filed

Jan 14, 2026

To disclose

9 days

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for VF Wealth Management →

VF Wealth Management Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) on July 30, 2025. The incident affected 2 individuals (1 in Maine, 1 in Maryland), exposing names, SSNs, and financial account information. Notices were sent on January 14, 2026, offering 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 5, 2026 → Filed with AG Jan 14, 20269d ✓ ME AG ≤30d9 days 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 · 159 days

discovery → filing · 9 days

Jul 30, 2025

Begins

Jan 5, 2026

Discovered

Jan 14, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_47477640678c68512026-01-14Candidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_63eca038743ce82b2026-01-14Verified

Name: VF Wealth Management
norm: vf wealth management
Domain: vfwealthmgmt.com
Industry: Financial Services

Name: VF Wealth Management
norm: vf wealth management
Domain: vfwealthmgmt.com
Industry: Financial Services
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 5, 2026
Breach occurred: Jul 30, 2025
Undetected for: 159 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 14, 2026
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementNotified relevant regulatory authorities
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took steps to secure the network
Assessed the security of the environment
Investigated the suspicious activity
Worked with third-party specialists to identify and review the data
Notified federal law enforcement and relevant regulatory authorities
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing existing policies and procedures
Offering complimentary credit monitoring services through Experian for 24 months
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 days(9 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 9d
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 5, 2026
→ Filed with AG: Jan 14, 2026
9d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 5, 2026 → Filed with AG: Jan 14, 2026	9d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGJan 14 · first

New Hampshire State AGJan 14 · first

Maine State AGJan 14 · first · this page

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-a1252b4f8318/7d576517-a4c2-4602-a637-9a03536ecbf1.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 14, 2026
Raw hash: 4cfc341c2e7ace906501218e4eb7a7aa90904848009c5261e35a559cb45c8145

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityVF Wealth Management

Victim entityVF Wealth Management

Incidentdiscovered Jan 5, 2026

Stated responseTook steps to secure the network

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov