HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Kovack Financial

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 10, 2024

Filed

Jul 9, 2024

To disclose

29 days

Affected · nationwide

43,324236 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Kovack Financial →2 incidents on file

Kovack Financial reported an external system breach (hacking) where unauthorized parties accessed email accounts containing personal information. The incident occurred between August 15, 2023, and September 5, 2023, and was discovered on June 10, 2024. Approximately 43,324 individuals were affected, including 236 Maine residents. Affected data included names and government identifiers. Kovack Financial engaged external cybersecurity professionals and offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 10, 2024 → Filed with AG Jul 9, 202429d ✓ ME AG ≤30d29 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 · 300 days

discovery → filing · 29 days

Aug 15, 2023

Begins

Jun 10, 2024

Discovered

Jul 9, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_2a525a9c969a58502024-07-09Verified
California State AGbd_eb5b3cc05bb2aae02024-07-09Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_99adcfc3d6ea41fd2024-07-10 · +1dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_89f918bb1afc03042024-07-01 · +8dVerified by operator

Name: Kovack Financial
norm: kovack financial
Industry: Financial Services

Name: Kovack Financial
norm: kovack financial
Industry: Financial Services
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 10, 2024
Breach occurred: Aug 15, 2023 – Sep 5, 2023
Undetected for: 300 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 9, 2024
Affected individuals: 43,324state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Offering CyEx Identity Defense services
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices and internal controls to enhance security and privacy
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 days(29 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 29d
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: Jun 10, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Jul 9, 2024
29d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 10, 2024 → Filed with AG: Jul 9, 2024	29d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Illinois State AGJul 1 · first

Vermont State AG+8d

California State AG+8d

Maine State AG+8d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+9d

Pattern: first filing Jul 1 (IL), last Jul 10 (MA) — a 9-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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/bbad19f8-ddbd-4e9c-8a15-ae0b621f44c2.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 9, 2024
Raw hash: 4baa82654f429f548bf689b2295f6e7d6cccaf37ca2fdf39e78c3eaa524d04c6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKovack Financial

Victim entityKovack Financial

Incidentdiscovered Jun 10, 2024

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov