HackingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Start2 Group, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 29, 2026

Filed

Mar 12, 2026

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Confidence

64%

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Start2 Group, Inc. notified Massachusetts residents that an unauthorized party accessed an employee email account between December 5, 2025, and January 29, 2026. The company detected unusual activity on January 29, 2026. The investigation determined that emails containing names and potentially other personal information were accessed. The company engaged third-party specialists, reviewed data protection policies, and is offering 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services.

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Massachusetts clock⏱ MA AG >30d6 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 55 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 42 days

Dec 5, 2025

Begins

Jan 29, 2026

Discovered

Mar 12, 2026

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1 affectedView incident

Name: Start2 Group, Inc.
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Name: Start2 Group, Inc.
norm: start2 group

Discovered: Jan 29, 2026
Breach occurred: Dec 5, 2025 – Jan 29, 2026
Undetected for: 55 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 12, 2026
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Conducted a thorough investigation with the assistance of third-party specialists
Continuing to review our policies and procedures related to data protection
Taken steps to reduce the chance of a similar incident occurring in the future
Offering access to 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services
Changes made: Reviewing policies and procedures related to data protection
Taken steps to reduce the chance of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(42 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: MA AG >30d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://www.mass.gov/doc/2026-375-start2-group-inc/download
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 12, 2026
Raw hash: a7ed42d98ee2843bb64de67cb93d72328fc21d264532fccc2bf42d4e8fa4e1f7

Reporting entityStart2 Group, Inc.

Victim entityStart2 Group, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 29, 2026

Stated responseConducted a thorough investigation with the assistance of third-party specialists

ComplianceMA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.mass.gov