HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Kinsley Group, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 3, 2023

Filed

Aug 11, 2023

To disclose

27 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Kinsley Group, Inc. →

Kinsley Group, Inc. notified consumers of a data security incident discovered on February 3, 2023, involving unauthorized access to systems. The incident potentially exposed names, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers. The FBI was notified, and forensic experts were engaged. Kinsley offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday27 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 27 weeks / 189 days

Feb 3, 2023

Discovered

Aug 11, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+8 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_53f52f247e61277f2023-08-11Candidate
Montana State AGbd_8de18cb26b8c70842023-08-11Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_bd92498983d6c7692023-08-11Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_e274f37a62daaf5d2023-08-11Verified

Name: Kinsley Group, Inc.
norm: kinsley group
Domain: kinsley-group.com

Name: Kinsley Group, Inc.
norm: kinsley group
Domain: kinsley-group.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 3, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 11, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged independent digital forensics and incident response experts
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Offering complimentary identity protection services at no charge
Implemented measures to enhance the security of its digital environment
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance the security of its digital environment
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 27 weeks(189 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Maine State AGAug 11 · first

Montana State AGAug 11 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 11 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 11 · first

Vermont State AGAug 11 · first · this page

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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-08-11-kinsley-group-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 11, 2023
Raw hash: 4016638f7c79054a7a29c955204f317cdb2be1eb216e8b51bf7f2507d8148d97

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKinsley Group, Inc.

Victim entityKinsley Group, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Feb 3, 2023

Stated responseEngaged independent digital forensics and incident response experts

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov