HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

Fora Financial

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Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 27, 2023

Filed

Mar 29, 2023

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2,3563 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

75%

Full breach record for Fora Financial →4 incidents on file

Fora Financial LLC, a financial services company, experienced an external system breach on September 9, 2022, which was discovered on February 27, 2023. The breach impacted 3 Maine residents, compromising their names and Social Security numbers. In response, the company offered 12 months of credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services through Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered Feb 27, 2023 → Filed with AG Mar 29, 202330d ✓ ME AG ≤30d4 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 · 4 weeks / 30 days

Sep 9, 2022

Begins

Feb 27, 2023

Discovered

Mar 29, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_05be91cc7db2be262023-03-29Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_4837e4e5864552032023-03-29Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_53764b747a252fff2023-03-29Verified
Vermont State AGbd_9dbbd38a4ffe9c5f2023-03-29Verified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_a7772032312c7ca92023-03-29Verified

Name: Fora Financial
norm: fora financial
Domain: forafinancial.com
Industry: Financial Services

Name: Fora Financial
norm: fora financial
Domain: forafinancial.com
Industry: Financial Services
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 27, 2023
Breach occurred: Sep 9, 2022
Undetected for: 171 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 29, 2023
Affected individuals: 2,356state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

Changes made: Offered 12 months of credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services through Kroll.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 30d
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: Feb 27, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Mar 29, 2023
30d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 27, 2023 → Filed with AG: Mar 29, 2023	30d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Montana State AGMar 29 · first

Indiana State AGMar 29 · first

New Hampshire State AGMar 29 · first

Vermont State AGMar 29 · first

Massachusetts State AGMar 29 · first

Maine State AGMar 29 · first · this page

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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/a89247f1-b592-423b-87f4-a212599794e8.shtml
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Filed at: Mar 29, 2023
Raw hash: de2e1a8402dababb1cba41edc60a7fa8a7b3e2933747abc97bfdded6c4f6e717

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFora Financial

Victim entityFora Financial

Incidentdiscovered Feb 27, 2023

Stated responseOffered 12 months of credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services through Kroll.

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov