HackingTechnologyInformationCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

West Technology Group

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Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 22, 2023

Filed

Apr 18, 2023

To disclose

27 days

Affected · nationwide

86,5486 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for West Technology Group →

West Technology Group, LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between November 25, 2022, and December 1, 2022, discovered on March 22, 2023. The incident affected 86,548 individuals, including 6 Maine residents. Personal information, specifically Social Security Numbers, was compromised. The company provided written notification and offered one year of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 22, 2023 → Filed with AG Apr 18, 202327d ✓ ME AG ≤30d27 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 · 117 days

discovery → filing · 27 days

Nov 25, 2022

Begins

Mar 22, 2023

Discovered

Apr 18, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_402d2474bcf136ed2023-04-18Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_9717a23a5ec750442023-04-18Verified
Vermont State AGbd_f498dc3722b0d99b2023-04-18Verified

Name: West Technology Group
norm: west technology
Domain: west.com

Name: West Technology Group
norm: west technology
Domain: west.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Mar 22, 2023
Breach occurred: Nov 25, 2022 – Dec 1, 2022
Undetected for: 117 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 18, 2023
Affected individuals: 86,548state + 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: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered one year of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 27 days(27 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 27d
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: Mar 22, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Apr 18, 2023
27d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 22, 2023 → Filed with AG: Apr 18, 2023	27d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGApr 18 · first

New Hampshire State AGApr 18 · first

Vermont State AGApr 18 · first

Maine State AGApr 18 · 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/b463aadb-2070-4c90-bc34-ab641baa884a.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 18, 2023
Raw hash: 92064b632eb546d37508c209a34d3dbd649d54e855bed8bb61eb4f4b2effacdd

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWest Technology Group

Victim entityWest Technology Group

Incidentdiscovered Mar 22, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov