AccidentalTechnologyInformationMisdeliveryCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP, INC.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 30, 2023

Filed

Mar 15, 2023

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP, INC. →

Eastern Research Group, Inc. notified the New Hampshire Attorney General on March 15, 2023, of a data security incident discovered on January 30, 2023. The incident involved the inadvertent mis-mailing of IRS Form 1099s containing names and Social Security numbers to improper recipients. One New Hampshire resident was affected. ERG implemented process changes and offered complimentary identity protection services.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 44 days

Jan 30, 2023

Discovered

Feb 3, 2023

Scope determined

Mar 15, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_0bddb33090162b312023-03-15Verified
Indiana State AGbd_271dec7d467a55552023-03-15Verified
Maine State AGbd_9f95e0ffaf36dcea2023-03-15Candidate

Name: EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP, INC.
norm: eastern research

Name: EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP, INC.
norm: eastern research
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Jan 30, 2023
Materiality determined: Feb 3, 2023
Notification sent: Mar 15, 2023
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unknown
Regulator citations: Notified Attorney General John Formella, Office of the Attorney General Consumer Protection Bureau

During the incident: Launched an investigation to determine what happened and the scope of personal information potentially impacted
Implemented changes to its IRS Form 1099 mailing process
Established a toll-free call center through IDX to answer questions
Provided complimentary identity protection services through IDX
Changes made: Implemented changes to its IRS Form 1099 mailing process in an effort to minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(44 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGMar 15 · first

Indiana State AGMar 15 · first

Maine State AGMar 15 · first

New Hampshire State AGMar 15 · 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/eastern-research-group-20230315.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 15, 2023
Raw hash: 3339fb44ab44b5270bb2518851d8edc7eaa7c88c89f0713a2df9e545dc6223e1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityEASTERN RESEARCH GROUP, INC.

Victim entityEASTERN RESEARCH GROUP, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 30, 2023

Stated responseLaunched an investigation to determine what happened and the scope of personal information potentially impacted

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov