AccidentalInformationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumResolved

EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP, INC.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 30, 2023

Filed

Mar 15, 2023

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

981 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP, INC. →

Eastern Research Group, Inc. reported an inadvertent disclosure of personal information that occurred on January 28, 2023, and was discovered on January 30, 2023. One Maine resident was affected, with their name and Social Security number being compromised. The company offered 12 months of identity theft protection services through IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 30, 2023 → Filed with AG Mar 15, 202344d ⏱ ME AG >30d6 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 · 2 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 44 days

Jan 28, 2023

Begins

Jan 30, 2023

Discovered

Mar 15, 2023

Filed

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
New Hampshire State AGbd_918d3c2bc7f7425c2023-03-15Verified

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

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

Discovered: Jan 30, 2023
Breach occurred: Jan 28, 2023
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 15, 2023
Affected individuals: 98state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Insider

Changes made: Offered 12 months of identity theft protection services, including credit monitoring and identity recovery, through Identity Theft Guard Solutions (IDX).
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(44 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 44d
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: Jan 30, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Mar 15, 2023
44d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 30, 2023 → Filed with AG: Mar 15, 2023	44d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

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

New Hampshire State AGMar 15 · first

Maine 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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/5eac8b00-909e-4e56-9abc-d2de5c3b87b8.shtml
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: ac7daa3a36a9118c7f7aad64a7dbe23e2269ee4ff8d8e173f036adc6bd1b7301

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityEASTERN RESEARCH GROUP, INC.

Victim entityEASTERN RESEARCH GROUP, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 30, 2023

Stated responseOffered 12 months of identity theft protection services, including credit monitoring and identity recovery, through Identity Theft Guard Solutions (IDX).

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov