The Richards Group
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Full breach record for The Richards Group →3 incidents on fileThe Richards Group, a commercial entity, experienced an external system breach (hacking) on May 1, 2020. The breach was discovered on November 24, 2020, and affected 48 Maine residents. The compromised information included names and financial account or credit/debit card numbers. In response, The Richards Group began notifying affected individuals on January 20, 2021, and offered 12 months of identity theft protection services through Experian.
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Incident timeline
May 1, 2020
Begins
Nov 24, 2020
Discovered
Feb 17, 2021
Filed
Linked disclosures
Why this link?Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap
- Massachusetts State AGbd_eada6609771244da2021-02-17Verified
- HHS OCRbd_7e9ee26ee099fb2e2021-01-28 · +20dVerified
Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states
View merged incident ↗Pattern: first filing Jan 28 (VT), last Feb 17 (ME) — a 20-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?
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Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.
Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.
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Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.