Finance

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.

Columbia Pacific Advisors Data Breach Exposes Personal, Health, and System Access Information

Columbia Pacific Advisors data breach exposing personal, financial, medical, and system access information

Columbia Pacific Advisors, a Seattle-based investment firm, suffered a data breach after an unauthorized party accessed its network around November 28, 2025, potentially exposing names, Social Security numbers, driver's license and passport numbers, financial and medical information, and login credentials. It affected 1,595 people, mostly in Washington. Affected individuals should immediately place a fraud alert

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Hunter Associates Data Breach Exposes Social Security Numbers and Financial Information

Hunter Associates data breach exposing Social Security numbers and financial account information

Hunter Associates, a Pittsburgh-based wealth management firm, suffered a data breach on April 22, 2026, discovered five weeks later on May 29, exposing clients' Social Security numbers and financial account information. Notification letters went out starting June 15, 2026. Affected clients should immediately place a fraud alert or credit freeze with the major credit bureaus

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