Next Financial Group, Inc.

On November 6, 2023, the Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Next Financial Group, Inc. (NFG) that occurred on May 10, 2023. Approximately 847 Maine residents were affected, and NFG provided written notification to those individuals while offering 12 months of credit monitoring services through Experian.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/d8434df1-e722-4e6a-93d7-a38dbbcc17f9.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/the-pelican-financial-group

"id": "the628072625",
"linkid": "the-pelican-financial-group",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2023",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 847,
                        'industry': 'Finance',
                        'name': 'Next Financial Group, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Financial Services'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 847},
 'date_detected': '2023-05-10',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-11-06',
 'description': 'A data breach involving Next Financial Group, Inc. (NFG) was '
                'reported by the Maine Office of the Attorney General on '
                'November 6, 2023. The breach occurred on May 10, 2023, '
                'affecting approximately 847 Maine residents. NFG provided '
                'written notification to those individuals and offered 12 '
                'months of credit monitoring services through Experian.',
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-11-06',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Written notification to affected '
                                        'individuals and offer of 12 months of '
                                        'credit monitoring services through '
                                        'Experian'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Next Financial Group, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}