Financial services data breaches expose Social Security numbers, bank and investment account numbers, credit information, transaction histories, and other highly sensitive financial data held by banks, credit unions, investment firms, and lenders. These breaches carry a direct and immediate risk of financial fraud, unauthorized account access, and long-term identity theft, since the exposed data often includes exactly what’s needed to open new lines of credit or drain existing accounts. Financial institutions are also frequent targets of third-party vendor breaches, where a breach at a smaller service provider exposes customer data across multiple banks or investment firms at once. Affected individuals may include current and former account holders, loan applicants, and investment clients, regardless of whether they still have an active relationship with the breached institution. This page tracks confirmed data breaches at banks, investment firms, and other financial services companies, including what data was exposed, which companies notified regulators, and what affected individuals can do next to secure their accounts and understand their legal options.
Green Accounting Tax LLC notified the Iowa Attorney General of a data breach that may have exposed clients’ sensitive personal and financial information. Here’s what affected individuals need to know.
Heights Finance Holdings Co notified the Vermont Attorney General of a data breach exposing Social Security numbers, government ID numbers, and financial and credit account information.
Alta Park Capital, LP notified regulators that unauthorized parties accessed files containing Social Security numbers, prompting warnings about identity theft risk for those affected.
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Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. notified regulators of a data breach that exposed Social Security numbers and government ID numbers, prompting questions about who was affected and what comes next.
Independent Solutions Wealth Management, LLC notified regulators that a data breach exposed clients’ Social Security numbers, financial account codes, and credit and debit account information.
Alan Gordon, CPA notified Vermont regulators of a data breach exposing Social Security numbers, government ID numbers, and financial account information belonging to clients.
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Punch & Associates Investment Management notified regulators that a data breach exposed clients’ Social Security numbers and financial account codes, raising fraud risks for affected individuals.
The Cecilian Bank, a Kentucky-based FDIC-insured financial institution, was targeted by a ransomware group known as Storm, raising concerns about exposed customer financial data.
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Accounting and advisory firm Crowe suffered a ransomware attack claimed by the group known as coinbasecartel, raising concerns that client and employee personal information may have been accessed.
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Langwasser & Company CPAs notified consumers that their personal and financial information, including Social Security numbers, was exposed in a recent data security incident.