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DC Group

bd_d9fb025e7cef1791 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 11, 2021

Filed

Sep 10, 2021

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected · nationwide

6921 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for DC Group

DC Group, a Minnesota-based commercial entity, reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between April 11, 2021, and May 4, 2021. The breach was discovered on August 11, 2021. The incident affected a total of 692 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. The data acquired included names and driver's license numbers. DC Group sent written notifications on September 10, 2021, and provided 12 months of complimentary TransUnion credit monitoring.

Maine clockDiscovered Aug 11, 2021Filed with AG Sep 10, 202130d ME AG ≤30d4 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 · 122 days
discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Apr 11, 2021

Begins

Aug 11, 2021

Discovered

Sep 10, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗
Indiana State AGSep 10 · first
Massachusetts State AGSep 10 · first
Maine State AGSep 10 · 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.