Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Principal Financial Group (March 2022)

Organization named: Principal Financial Group
Type as the source lists it: A file sent by a Principal employee that was intended for another Principal employee was delivered in error to an unrelated external party hen the incorrect email address was entered.

What the sources say

Maryland Attorney General security breach notices Primary notice

Posted on the Maryland Attorney General security breach notices with a submission date of March 14, 2022.

Organization as reported: Principal Financial Group
Category as reported: A file sent by a Principal employee that was intended for another Principal employee was delivered in error to an unrelated external party hen the incorrect email address was entered.
Information types as reported: Name and SSN
Submission date: March 14, 2022
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-19 05:01 UTC (revision 43711, list:Security-Breach-Notices-2022:item:303)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The listing records a filing with the agency; it is not a finding by the agency.

Figures, per source

1 individuals affected (residents of the reporting state), according to the Maryland Attorney General security breach notices, source date March 14, 2022, revision observed 2026-10-19.

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Timeline

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2022-03-14Submission date (Maryland Attorney General security breach notices)
2026-10-19Observed by BreachRecords (revision 43711)
2026-11-04Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Principal Financial Group Named as the filer Linked 2026-11-04, method name exact.

Archived evidence

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application/json, 1,051,433 bytes, retrieved from Maryland Attorney General security breach notices, 2026-10-19 05:01 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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