Confirmed breach

Edelman Financial Engines data breach

USUnited States · Edelman Financial Engines LLC

Edelman Financial Engines (United States) notified the Indiana Attorney General and the California Attorney General of a data breach on 28 January 2026. It affected 5,083 people. The breach began on 7 January 2026, 21 days before it was reported.

Status: Confirmed breach
People affected: 5,083 people
Reported: 28 January 2026
Breach began: 7 January 2026
Time to tell: 21 days (the median in California’s notices over the last year: 154 days)

What was exposed

The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does.

Sources

Official notices are read by code from the regulator’s own register. More notices to Indiana, California. · Corrections and changes

If Edelman Financial Engines had your data

Look for Edelman Financial Engines LLC’s own notice or letter: it should say what of yours was involved. Keep it.
The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does. If Edelman Financial Engines LLC has a password of yours, change it now to be safe.
Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be Edelman Financial Engines LLC, your bank or the police. Never give codes or passwords, never approve a sign-in you did not start, never move money.

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