THE EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES CENTER, LLC

Edelman Financial Engines LLC reported a data breach to the Indiana Attorney General. The breach occurred on 2026-01-07 and was reported on 2026-01-28. 19 Indiana residents were affected. 5,083 individuals affected in total.

Affected (this filing): 5,083

On Jan 7, 2026, an unauthorized third party accessed EFE client data including names, DOBs, addresses, phone numbers, emails, financial planning info, and SSNs for some. Detected and terminated quickly. 5,083 affected nationwide; 5 Maine residents. Kroll 24-month credit/identity monitoring offered.

Affected (this filing): 5

Edelman Financial Engines notified Vermont AG on 2026-02-04 of a Jan 7, 2026 incident where an unauthorized third party accessed personal information including names, DOBs, addresses, SSNs, and financial planning data. EFE terminated access, engaged external experts, and provided 24 months of Kroll credit/identity monitoring. No EFE account access occurred. Rhode Island count explicitly noted as ~9; VT count not specified.

Edelman Financial Engines notified the New Hampshire Consumer Protection Bureau of a cybersecurity incident on February 4, 2026. On January 7, 2026, an unauthorized third party gained access to two employee accounts via social engineering (phishing) and exfiltrated a small subset of client data. The incident affected 4 New Hampshire residents, exposing Social Security numbers, names, dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers, emails, and financial planning information. Notifications were sent on January 28, 2026, offering 24 months of credit monitoring through Kroll. The incident is contained.

Affected (this filing): 4