Cetera Financial Group

Disclosed Aug 21, 20206 years ago109,347 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

What is known

People affected	109,347 (as reported by the organization)
Disclosed	Aug 21, 2020
Discovered	Apr 6, 2020
Happened	Apr 6, 2020
Attack	Hacking
Data exposed	Names, Social Security numbers, Government IDs, Payment cards, Financial
Sector	Tech · US
Status	Confirmed

Sources

Source	Kind
California Attorney General breach notice: Cetera Financial Groupoag.ca.gov · Official notice	Official notice
Washington Attorney General breach notice: Cetera Financial Groupatg.wa.gov · Official notice	Official notice
Maine Attorney General breach notice archive: Cetera Financial Groupmaine.gov · Official notice	Official notice

Notices filed

Where	Filed	People
California AGresidents of CA	Aug 21, 2020
Washington AGresidents of WA	Aug 21, 2020	2,760
Maine AGresidents of ME	Aug 21, 2020	235

Other breaches at Cetera Financial Group

Breach	Disclosed	Attack	Sector	Status	Affected
Disclosed Mar 25, 2026Mar 256 months ago	Mar 256 months ago	Not stated	Tech	Confirmed	43K
Email account takeovers exposed 4,388 clients' data; SEC sanctionsSep 1, 20215 years agoPhishing	Sep 1, 20215 years ago	Phishing	Finance	Settled	4,388
Disclosed Jun 6, 2019Jun 6, 20197 years ago	Jun 6, 20197 years ago	Not stated	Finance	Confirmed	1,662

History of this record

2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","ssn","government-id","payment-card","financial"] · backfill source
2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to organization · backfill source
2026-09-25 · records: empty to 109347 · backfill source
2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
2026-09-25 · discovered: empty to 2020-04-06 · backfill source
2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

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

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