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State AGConfirmed4 filings · 4 statesLifecycle stage 2 of 3: ConfirmedUnverified claimConfirmedEnforcedhigh sensitivity
Merged incident · 4 filings

MFA FINANCIAL, INC. — February 2021 breach

Clustered 4 filings across 4 jurisdictions · filed Sep 1, 2021. View entity profile → Other incidents for this victim →

Determination

Confirmed

Members

4 filings

States

4

Affected · reported

13,006

First → last filing

Sep 1, 2021

Merge confidence

100%

incident inc_4abc6572d84d42c5 · merged by deterministic · confidence 100%

Confirmed breach. Merged as one breach: 4 regulatory filings. The filings describe unauthorized access. Intrusion Feb 12, 2021–Mar 10, 2021, discovered Mar 10, 2021 — the first regulatory filing landed 175 days later (flagged late). 13,006 individuals reported across the linked filings. Data reported: Government ID, Identity (basic), Financial account, and 2 more. Each member filing remains the legal record for its jurisdiction.

Litigation Timing

Supplemental
Notification delay
175days

Discovered → first regulatory filing

Discovery variance
145days

Range of discovered_at dates across filings

Filing span
0days

Time between earliest and latest filing

Not recorded for this incident

Leak precedence · Materiality delta · SEC filing delayno leak-site claim in this cluster; no SEC 8-K in this cluster.

Regulatory clocksCalifornia CA 60-day late · 175dMaine ME AG ≤30d · 30dFull clock table in Litigation Timeline

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