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Cetera Financial Group

Disclosed Aug 21, 2020109,347 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

What is known

People affected109,347 (as reported by the organization)
DisclosedAug 21, 2020
DiscoveredApr 6, 2020
HappenedApr 6, 2020
AttackHacking
Data exposedNamesSocial Security numbersGovernment IDsPayment cardsFinancial
SectorTech · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Official noticeoag.ca.gov
California Attorney General breach notice: Cetera Financial Group
Official noticeatg.wa.gov
Washington Attorney General breach notice: Cetera Financial Group
Official noticemaine.gov
Maine Attorney General breach notice archive: Cetera Financial Group

Notices filed

Residents of CAAug 21, 2020
California AGCount not stated
Residents of WAAug 21, 2020
Washington AG2,760 people
Residents of MEAug 21, 2020
Maine AG235 people

Other breaches at Cetera Financial Group

Breach, details not statedExposed Social Security numbers, payment cards, financial details, addresses and names. Reported to the California AG.43K affectedTechUSMar 25Email account takeovers exposed 4,388 clients' data; SEC sanctionsPhishing exposed names, Social Security numbers and financial details. Reported to the Indiana AG.Phishing4,388 affectedFinanceUSSep 1, 2021Breach, details not statedExposed names, Social Security numbers and government IDs. Reported to the Maine AG.1,662 affectedFinanceUSJun 6, 2019
History of this record
data_types2026-09-25
[] to ["names","ssn","government-id","payment-card","financial"]by backfillSource
records_basis2026-09-25
empty to organizationby backfillSource
records2026-09-25
empty to 109347by backfillSource
attack2026-09-25
unknown to hackingby backfillSource
discovered2026-09-25
empty to 2020-04-06by backfillSource
Added2026-09-25
First recordedby backfillSource

First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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