The storm ransomware group listed Merit Financial Group on its data leak site on 2026-10-19. Country: US Sector: Financial Services Claim as published on the leak site: Merit Financial Group, LLC, doing business as Merit Financial Advisors ("Merit"), is a national wealth management firm that supports both the independent broker-dealer and RIA models. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Merit has 24 additional offices throughout the U.S. and managed $5.59 billion in assets as of June 30, 2021 ($3.53 billion in advisory, $1.95 billion in brokerage assets and with $112 million in assets under advisement). Merit's mission is to establish and exceed the financial goals of it