HackingProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDHighResolved

Kinsley Group, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 19, 2023

Filed

Aug 11, 2023

To disclose

23 days

Affected · nationwide

1,59817 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

75%

Full breach record for Kinsley Group, Inc. →

Kinsley Group, Inc. reported a data breach to the Maine Attorney General, stating that an external system breach (hacking) occurred on February 3, 2023. The breach was discovered on July 19, 2023, and affected 17 Maine residents. The compromised information included names in combination with Driver's License or Non-Driver Identification Card Numbers. Kinsley Group offered identity theft protection services to the affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 19, 2023 → Filed with AG Aug 11, 202323d ✓ ME AG ≤30d23 days 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 · 166 days

discovery → filing · 23 days

Feb 3, 2023

Begins

Jul 19, 2023

Discovered

Aug 11, 2023

Filed

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

Vermont State AGbd_276fbe6e382a95122023-08-11Verified
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

Discovered: Jul 19, 2023
Breach occurred: Feb 3, 2023
Undetected for: 166 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 11, 2023
Affected individuals: 1,598state + nationwide
Data types: Government ID
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access

Changes made: Offered free identity theft protection services through Cyberscout/Identity Force (a TransUnion company), including credit and dark web monitoring, a $1 million identity fraud loss reimbursement policy, and fully managed identity theft recovery services.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 23 days(23 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 23d
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: Jul 19, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Aug 11, 2023
23d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 19, 2023 → Filed with AG: Aug 11, 2023	23d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Vermont State AGAug 11 · first

Montana State AGAug 11 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 11 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 11 · first

Maine 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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/bb79a675-e5ed-4e1a-8f38-862ab76e1912.shtml
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: 244f19d9b1785acd1d894dcf55a76e36486b17415d7f2162398c846eb5a7388c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKinsley Group, Inc.

Victim entityKinsley Group, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 19, 2023

Stated responseOffered free identity theft protection services through Cyberscout/Identity Force (a TransUnion company), including credit and dark web monitoring, a $1 million identity fraud loss reimbursement policy, and fully managed identity theft recovery services.

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov