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Merrill LynchMerrill Lynch
LPL Financial

LPL Financial

4707 Executive Drive, San Diego, CA, US, 92121-1968

Last Update: 02/06/2026

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Between 600 and 649
https://www.lpl.com/
622/1000Poor

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace, LPL supports over 29,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 ...

NAICS:52
NAICS Definition:Finance and Insurance
Employees:14,318
Subsidiaries:1
12-month incidents
1
Known data breaches
7
Attack type number
2
Merrill Lynch

Merrill Lynch

2 World Financial Center, New York, 10281, US

Last Update: 03/04/2026

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Between 800 and 849
http://www.ml.com
800/1000Good

Founded in 1914, Merrill is one of the largest wealth management businesses in the world. Merrill financial advisors combine financial knowledge and experience with a deep understanding of their clients’ needs to help their clients pursue the lives they want. With a dee...

NAICS:52
NAICS Definition:Finance and Insurance
Employees:34,603
Subsidiaries:1
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Compliance Ranges Comparison

Based On Specific Ai Models Category
LPL Financial

LPL Financial

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ISO 27001Not verified
ISO 27001
-
SOC2 Type 1Not verified
SOC2 Type 1
-
SOC2 Type 2Not verified
SOC2 Type 2
-
GDPRNot verified
GDPR
-
PCI DSSNot verified
PCI DSS
-
HIPAANot verified
HIPAA
Merrill Lynch

Merrill Lynch

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ISO 27001Not verified
ISO 27001
-
SOC2 Type 1Not verified
SOC2 Type 1
-
SOC2 Type 2Not verified
SOC2 Type 2
-
GDPRNot verified
GDPR
-
PCI DSSNot verified
PCI DSS
-
HIPAANot verified
HIPAA

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Financial Services Industry Avg (This Year)

LPL Financial has 45.36% fewer incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incidents

Incidents vs Financial Services Industry Avg (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Merrill Lynch in 2026.

Incidents

Incident History - LPL Financial (X = Date, Y = Severity)

LPL Financial cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries.

R - Ransomware
C - Cyber Attack
D - Data Breach
V - Vulnerability

Incident History - Merrill Lynch (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Merrill Lynch cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries.

R - Ransomware
C - Cyber Attack
D - Data Breach
V - Vulnerability

Notable Incidents

Last Cyber / HR Incidents / Global...
LPL Financial

LPL Financial

Incidents
🔒 Incident : Breach
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🔒 Incident : Breach
LPLMAR1780432565
🔒 Incident : Cyber Attack
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Merrill Lynch

Merrill Lynch

Incidents
No explicit notable incidents reported.

FAQ

Between LPL Financial company and Merrill Lynch company, which one has the best AI Cybersecurity Score ?
Between LPL Financial company and Merrill Lynch company, which one has experienced more cyber incidents in the past ?
Between LPL Financial company and Merrill Lynch company, which one has experienced more cyber incidents this year ?
Between LPL Financial company and Merrill Lynch company, which one has experienced at least one ransomware attack ?
Between LPL Financial company and Merrill Lynch company, which one has experienced at least one data breach ?
Between LPL Financial company and Merrill Lynch company, which one has experienced at least one targeted cyberattack ?
Between LPL Financial company and Merrill Lynch company, which one has experienced at least one vulnerability ?
Between LPL Financial company and Merrill Lynch company, which one holds the most compliance certifications ?
Between LPL Financial company and Merrill Lynch company, which one holds the fewest compliance certifications ?
Between LPL Financial company and Merrill Lynch company, which one has the most subsidiaries ?
Between LPL Financial company and Merrill Lynch company, which one has the largest number of employees ?
Between LPL Financial and Merrill Lynch, which company holds both SOC 2 Type 1 certifications ?
Between LPL Financial and Merrill Lynch, which company holds both SOC 2 Type 2 certifications ?
Which company is ISO 27001 certified - LPL Financial or Merrill Lynch ?
Which company is PCI DSS compliant - LPL Financial or Merrill Lynch ?
Between LPL Financial and Merrill Lynch, which company complies with HIPAA regulations for healthcare data ?
Between LPL Financial and Merrill Lynch, which company complies with GDPR requirements ?

Latest Global CVEs

CVE-2026-53532
SUMMARY

OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. In versions 3.4.0 through 3.4.12, a crafted HTJ2K-compressed EXR file causes an unconditional process abort in any application that calls exr_start_read() on untrusted input, resulting in denial of service. The crash is triggered by a QCD marker whose lower five bits are zero, which OpenEXR passes into the vendored OpenJPH library while constructing the codestream and evaluating its quantization delta parameters. OpenJPH uses an assertion rather than a recoverable error to validate those bits, so any invalid value calls abort() directly and cannot be intercepted by surrounding error handling, a problem compounded by OpenEXR wrapping only its internal HT header parser in error handling while leaving the later codestream read and construction calls unprotected. This issue has been resolved in version 3.4.13.

PUBLISHED
Date2026-08-24
UPDATED
Date2026-08-24
RISK INFORMATION (Score: )
CVSS4
Base Score: 7.1
Complexity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
IMPACT SCORE
NA
EXPLOITABILITY
NA
CVE-2026-78435
SUMMARY

A vulnerability has been found in Faveo Helpdesk up to 2.0.3. Affected is the function unlink of the file app/Http/Controllers/Admin/helpdesk/SettingsController.php of the component Logo Handler. Such manipulation of the argument data1 leads to path traversal. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

PUBLISHED
Date2026-08-24
UPDATED
Date2026-08-24
RISK INFORMATION (Score: 3.8)
CVSS2
Base Score: 4.7
Complexity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Base Score: 3.8
Complexity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CVSS4
Base Score: 2.0
Complexity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
IMPACT SCORE
2.5
EXPLOITABILITY
1.2
CVE-2026-78434
SUMMARY

A flaw has been found in Faveo Helpdesk up to 2.0.3. This impacts the function FormController::post_ticket_reply of the file app/Http/Controllers/Client/helpdesk/FormController.php of the component post-ticket-reply Endpoint. This manipulation causes missing authentication. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

PUBLISHED
Date2026-08-24
UPDATED
Date2026-08-24
RISK INFORMATION (Score: 6.5)
CVSS2
Base Score: 6.4
Complexity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Base Score: 6.5
Complexity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CVSS4
Base Score: 5.5
Complexity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
IMPACT SCORE
2.5
EXPLOITABILITY
3.9
CVE-2026-78284
SUMMARY

Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion in MasterStudy LMS <= 3.7.42 versions.

PUBLISHED
Date2026-08-24
UPDATED
Date2026-08-24
RISK INFORMATION (Score: 8.6)
CVSS3
Base Score: 8.6
Complexity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
IMPACT SCORE
4
EXPLOITABILITY
3.9
CVE-2026-78282
SUMMARY

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Stripe Payments <= 2.1.2 versions.

PUBLISHED
Date2026-08-24
UPDATED
Date2026-08-24
RISK INFORMATION (Score: 7.1)
CVSS3
Base Score: 7.1
Complexity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
IMPACT SCORE
3.7
EXPLOITABILITY
2.8