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The Vanguard Group
The Vanguard Group notified Iowa AG on Nov 11, 2026 of a data breach, which occurred on Oct 16, 2026. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Date of birth, Email address, Postal address, Name.
All 6 filings by The Vanguard Group, state by state · Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)
- Organization
- The Vanguard Group
- Source
- Iowa AG · source record
- Date reported
- Nov 11, 2026
- Date(s) of breach
- October 16, 2026
- Residents affected
- Not published by this source
- Data exposed
- Social Security number Financial / bank account Date of birth Email address Postal address Name
- Notice letter
- Sample notice (PDF)
- Discovered
- Oct 16, 2026, as stated in the letter"Based on an extensive review by a third-party data mining vendor, Vanguard determined, on or around October 16, 2026, that the affected files contained personal information associated with certain Vanguard clients."
- Days to notice
- 26 days from discovery (Oct 16, 2026) to the Iowa record (Nov 11, 2026). Statute: no fixed period from discovery of the breach (Iowa Code § 715C.2).
- Offered in the letter
- 24 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
- 2026-11-13 17:31 UTC
Dates and counts as filed by the organization with the agency. The breach window and the report date often differ by months.
Information compromised, as listed
Industry: Financial Services.
Other filings by The Vanguard Group
| Organization | State | Reported | Residents affected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Group Inc. | TX | Nov 13, 2026 | 10,201 |
| Vanguard Group Inc. | MA | Nov 12, 2026 | 1,224 |
| Vanguard Group Inc. | CA | Nov 11, 2026 | Not published |
| Vanguard Group, Inc. | VT | Nov 4, 2026 | 94 |
| The Vanguard Group, Inc | MA | Feb 11, 2026 | 1 |
Data reproduced from a public government filing. Spot an error? Email support@breachtally.com with the record link. Corrections are applied and noted.