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Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation

Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation notified California AG on Apr 16, 2020 of a data breach, which occurred on Mar 19, 2020. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Date of birth, Postal address, Name.

All 3 filings by Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation, state by state · Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization
Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
Apr 16, 2020
Date(s) of breach
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Social Security number Financial / bank account Date of birth Postal address Name
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
Mar 19, 2020, as stated in the letter
"What Happened Lincoln Financial Advisors (“Lincoln”) discovered on March 19, 2020 that an unknown third party was in possession of a drive that contained Lincoln client data."
Days to notice
28 days from discovery (Mar 19, 2020) to the California record (Apr 16, 2020). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
Offered in the letter
12 months of credit or identity monitoring through Experian
Third party
The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally
2026-10-30 16:10 UTC

Dates and counts as filed by the organization with the agency. The breach window and the report date often differ by months.

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Other filings by Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation

OrganizationSourceStateReportedResidents affectedData exposed
Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation California AG CA Dec 21, 2021 Not published Financial / bank accountName
Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation California AG CA May 8, 2020 Not published Social Security numberFinancial / bank accountDate of birthPostal address+1

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