HackingData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

The Quest Group

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 9, 2022

Filed

Oct 11, 2022

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

4741 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for The Quest Group →

The Quest Group, a commercial entity, experienced an external system breach on August 17, 2022, which was discovered on September 9, 2022. The breach resulted in the acquisition of names and Social Security numbers. One Maine resident was affected out of a total of 474 individuals. Affected individuals were notified on October 7, 2022, and offered identity theft protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 9, 2022 → Filed with AG Oct 11, 202232d ⏱ ME AG >30d5 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 · 23 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 32 days

Aug 17, 2022

Begins

Sep 9, 2022

Discovered

Oct 11, 2022

Filed

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_7f7bfd4d7c9001142022-10-11Verified

Name: The Quest Group
norm: the quest

Name: The Quest Group
norm: the quest

Discovered: Sep 9, 2022
Breach occurred: Aug 17, 2022
Undetected for: 23 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 7, 2022
Affected individuals: 474state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Offered identity theft protection services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(32 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 32d
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: Sep 9, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Oct 11, 2022
32d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 9, 2022 → Filed with AG: Oct 11, 2022	32d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGOct 11 · first

Maine State AGOct 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/e05e9235-6dc3-4ee2-bdd6-70fcb05b7edd.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 11, 2022
Raw hash: 14470630b52dc2aa069611be994525848197d4c3f4c38e6a13dfc2ce816fe533

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Quest Group

Victim entityThe Quest Group

Incidentdiscovered Sep 9, 2022

Stated responseOffered identity theft protection services

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov