Case file: Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation
Every government filing on this incident, the dates as stated, and the days to notice against each state's statute. Built from the records on Nov 9, 2026, agency link on every row. Not legal advice.
The incident
- Breach window
- Mar 19, 2020
- Discovered
- Mar 19, 2020, as stated in the California letter
- State and federal records
- 1 filing, Dec 21, 2021
- Residents counted
- No state publishes a resident count for this incident
- Everyone affected
- No filing gives a total
- Information exposed
- Financial / bank account
- Offered to those affected
- 12 months of credit or identity monitoring through Experian
- Third party named
- Yes, the letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
- Days to notice
- Past the statutory period in California, counted from discovery to the state's first record
- Prior incidents
- 1 earlier incident on record for this organization
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."
Filings
| Agency | Record date | People | In total | Days to notice | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California California AG | Dec 21, 2021 | Not published | 642 days, statute 30 days, over | Letter Record |
People is the count the filing gives, residents of the state unless marked total. Days to notice runs from the discovery date the letter states, or from the end of the breach window when no letter states one, to the date on the state's first record of the incident. "Over" marks a count past the days the state's statute allows for notice to residents. The statute's trigger is a question of fact, the days are arithmetic.
Notice timing, state by state
- 642 days from discovery (Mar 19, 2020) to the California record (Dec 21, 2021). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
The statutes
- California: 30 days to notify residents from discovery or notification of the breach, Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82. Sample notice to the Attorney General when more than 500 Californians are notified, within 15 days of the consumer notice (effective 2026).
Prior incidents by Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation
| Records | Breach window | Filed with | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2020 to May 8, 2020 | Mar 19, 2020 | California, California | n/a |
Filings more than six months apart are shown as separate incidents.
Sources and method
Records as published by California AG. Letter facts (discovery date, monitoring, third party) are read from the consumer letter the agency posted, 1 letter read for this incident, and quoted so you can check them. Texas and HHS publish no letters. First-seen times on each record page. Spot an error? Email support@breachtally.com with this page link.