HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

The Dovel Group, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 24, 2021

Filed

Jun 22, 2021

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2,7832 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The Dovel Group, LLC →

The Dovel Group, LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on April 17, 2021, discovered on April 24, 2021. The incident affected 2,783 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. Compromised data included names and financial account or credit/debit card numbers (with security codes/PINs). The company provided written notification on June 23, 2021, and offered two years of complimentary identity theft protection services through Equifax.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 24, 2021 → Filed with AG Jun 22, 202159d ⏱ ME AG >30d8 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 · 7 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 59 days

Apr 17, 2021

Begins

Apr 24, 2021

Discovered

Jun 22, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

11 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_d365d6099c7300712021-06-22Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_50e466f467a35f552021-06-23 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_8982ca5c534b827f2021-06-23 · +1dVerified

Name: The Dovel Group, LLC
norm: the dovel

Name: The Dovel Group, LLC
norm: the dovel
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 24, 2021
Breach occurred: Apr 17, 2021
Undetected for: 7 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 23, 2021
Affected individuals: 2,783state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered two years of complimentary identity theft protection services through Equifax
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(59 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 59d
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: Apr 24, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Jun 22, 2021
59d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 24, 2021 → Filed with AG: Jun 22, 2021	59d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Montana State AGJun 22 · first

Maine State AGJun 22 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Indiana State AG+1d

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-a1252b4f8318/2310d4b8-0eff-4df0-9f62-08c933f196fc.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 22, 2021
Raw hash: f701c868ef663a18bf8ea2a6184c69bea2f7b73abd38ed0f48f0e646779fa709

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Dovel Group, LLC

Victim entityThe Dovel Group, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Apr 24, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov