HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Startek

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Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 23, 2021

Filed

Jan 22, 2022

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected · nationwide

24,8193 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Startek →2 incidents on file

Startek Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on June 26, 2021, discovered on December 23, 2021. The incident compromised names and Social Security Numbers of 24,819 individuals, including 3 Maine residents. Startek provided written notification on January 21, 2022, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity protection services through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Dec 23, 2021 → Filed with AG Jan 22, 202230d ✓ 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 · 180 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Jun 26, 2021

Begins

Dec 23, 2021

Discovered

Jan 22, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

13 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_965d94cecd084d8b2022-01-22Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_b36271ca8951eef02022-01-21 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_ed82959460860e102022-01-21 · +1dVerified
Montana State AGbd_fa7235c04df3fd962022-01-21 · +1dCandidate

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South Carolina State AGbd_53994467f8ec96cd2022-01-24 · +2dVerified

Name: Startek
norm: startek
Domain: startek.com

Name: Startek
norm: startek
Domain: startek.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 23, 2021
Breach occurred: Jun 26, 2021
Undetected for: 180 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 21, 2022
Affected individuals: 24,819state + 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: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity protection services through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 30d
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: Dec 23, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Jan 22, 2022
30d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Dec 23, 2021 → Filed with AG: Jan 22, 2022	30d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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New Hampshire State AGJan 21 · first

Indiana State AGJan 21 · first

Montana State AGJan 21 · first

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d · this page

South Carolina State AG+3d

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-a1252b4f8318/202bb844-5131-4615-acad-da66748b55e1.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 22, 2022
Raw hash: 7eb9948b802ed55f6492462a235fa18b4625eae2d15fab6d29ef49a24fc54e1f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityStartek

Victim entityStartek

Incidentdiscovered Dec 23, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov