UnknownFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Capital Formation Group, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 10, 2023

Filed

Jul 27, 2023

To disclose

17 days

Affected · nationwide

2697 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Capital Formation Group, Inc. →3 incidents on file

Capital Formation Group, Inc. reported a data breach occurring on 02/08/2023 and discovered on 07/10/2023. The incident affected 269 individuals, including 7 Maine residents. Personal information compromised included names and Social Security Numbers. The company provided written notification and offered 24 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services via Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 10, 2023 → Filed with AG Jul 27, 202317d ✓ ME AG ≤30d17 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 · 152 days

discovery → filing · 17 days

Feb 8, 2023

Begins

Jul 10, 2023

Discovered

Jul 27, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_868d9b732566467c2023-07-27Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_df2ac474386c89e32023-07-27Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_fa31d692649013982023-07-27Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_27c0533575d915b62023-08-23 · +27dVerified

Name: Capital Formation Group, Inc.
norm: capital formation
Domain: capformgroup.com

Name: Capital Formation Group, Inc.
norm: capital formation
Domain: capformgroup.com
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 10, 2023
Breach occurred: Feb 8, 2023
Undetected for: 152 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 27, 2023
Affected individuals: 269state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unknown
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 24 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 days(17 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 17d
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: Jul 10, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Jul 27, 2023
17d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 10, 2023 → Filed with AG: Jul 27, 2023	17d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 4 states

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Vermont State AGJul 27 · first

Massachusetts State AGJul 27 · first

New Hampshire State AGJul 27 · first

Maine State AGJul 27 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+27d

Pattern: first filing Jul 27 (VT), last Aug 23 (NH) — a 27-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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-a1252b4f8318/144928d7-5733-47f6-b7a9-05f45442d12c.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 27, 2023
Raw hash: 604c03c5a447ffb9969c1958aca4d703963cd5aa242ee5efd325dcfe853afb9c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCapital Formation Group, Inc.

Victim entityCapital Formation Group, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 10, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov