HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Paysafe Group Holdings Limitedd

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Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 3, 2020

Filed

Jan 12, 2021

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

91,706485 in this filing

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Paysafe Group Holdings Limitedd →2 incidents on file

Paysafe Group Holdings Limited reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between May 13, 2018, and November 24, 2020, discovered on December 3, 2020. The incident compromised names and Social Security Numbers of 91,706 individuals, including 485 Maine residents. Paysafe provided 2 years of credit monitoring and identity protection services through Kroll to affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered Dec 3, 2020 → Filed with AG Jan 12, 202140d ⏱ ME AG >30d6 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

undetected · 935 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 40 days

May 13, 2018

Begins

Dec 3, 2020

Discovered

Jan 12, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Oregon State AGbd_8e5980705d10b8f52021-01-19 · +7dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_397975980f30df2c2020-12-23 · +20dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_ec174ff5603cb5902020-12-21 · +22dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_48e28894f734a21b2020-12-18 · +25dVerified

Show 4 more filings ↓up to 27d gap

Montana State AGbd_4af709dd8df8f3c02020-12-18 · +25dVerified
Washington State AGbd_1151afe21cdd47ff2020-12-16 · +27dVerified
California State AGbd_1c3042be6747728b2020-12-16 · +27dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_a7e7764a6bda27062020-12-16 · +27dVerified

Name: Paysafe Group Holdings Limitedd
norm: paysafe group holdings limitedd

Name: Paysafe Group Holdings Limitedd
norm: paysafe group holdings limitedd
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 3, 2020
Breach occurred: May 13, 2018 – Nov 24, 2020
Undetected for: 935 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 18, 2020
Affected individuals: 91,706state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security 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 credit monitoring and identity protection services for 2 years through Kroll
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(40 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 40d
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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Dec 3, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Jan 12, 2021
40d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Dec 3, 2020 → Filed with AG: Jan 12, 2021	40d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 9 states

View merged incident ↗

Washington State AGDec 16 · first

California State AGDec 16 · first

South Carolina State AGDec 16 · first

Indiana State AG+2d

Montana State AG+2d

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Massachusetts State AG+7d

Maine State AG+27d · this page

Oregon State AG+34d

Pattern: first filing Dec 16 (WA), last Jan 19 (OR) — a 34-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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-a1252b4f8318/19dd2b37-106a-4a4f-aa0e-76cf4008ec45.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 12, 2021
Raw hash: 0c92be8cd9f06bfa50a13baf29f3ad28e4e3ab367b149ce4a707b3bbb981e5b7

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPaysafe Group Holdings Limitedd

Victim entityPaysafe Group Holdings Limitedd

Incidentdiscovered Dec 3, 2020

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov