HackingData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsLow

The Food Group, Inc.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jun 8, 2021

Filed

Jul 16, 2021

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2192 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for The Food Group, Inc. →

The Food Group, Inc. experienced an external system breach (hacking) that occurred between February 20, 2021, and June 7, 2021, and was discovered on June 8, 2021. The breach affected 219 individuals, compromising names and financial account/payment card numbers along with their associated security codes or PINs. The company notified affected individuals in writing on July 21, 2021, and offered 24 months of complimentary identity theft protection and credit monitoring services through Equifax.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 8, 2021 → Filed with AG Jul 16, 202138d ⏱ ME AG >30d5 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 108 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 38 days

Feb 20, 2021

Begins

Jun 8, 2021

Discovered

Jul 16, 2021

Filed

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_c8e5b3655bd0d88c2021-07-16Verified

Name: The Food Group, Inc.
norm: the food

Name: The Food Group, Inc.
norm: the food

Discovered: Jun 8, 2021
Breach occurred: Feb 20, 2021 – Jun 7, 2021
Undetected for: 108 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 21, 2021
Affected individuals: 219state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Provided written notification to affected individuals
Offered identity theft protection services
Changes made: Offered 24 months of identity theft protection and credit monitoring through Equifax
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(38 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 38d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jun 8, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Jul 16, 2021
38d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 8, 2021 → Filed with AG: Jul 16, 2021	38d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGJul 16 · first

Maine State AGJul 16 · 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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/faed4923-0e3f-4126-9cf2-06d3ac1ba2d4.shtml
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Filed at: Jul 16, 2021
Raw hash: 868b5c1aebb36f567efaf1ba71612a985a7161c1460ea805ccd7740712bb13c6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Food Group, Inc.

Victim entityThe Food Group, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jun 8, 2021

Stated responseProvided written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov