HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

CWGS GROUP, LLC

bd_e4c421a98d899f0e · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 20, 2022

Filed

Nov 3, 2022

To disclose

15 weeks

Affected · nationwide

30,17251 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for CWGS GROUP, LLC →

CWGS Group reported an external system breach that occurred between January 14, 2022, and February 13, 2022. The breach was discovered on July 20, 2022, and affected 30,172 individuals. The compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. The company offered identity theft protection services to those affected.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 20, 2022 → Filed with AG Nov 3, 2022106d ✗ ME AG >90d15 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 · 187 days

discovery → filing · 15 weeks / 106 days

Jan 14, 2022

Begins

Jul 20, 2022

Discovered

Nov 3, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+8 wks slower

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_02549b552d2c91752022-11-07 · +4dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_0871f3eaea0b7fcd2022-11-07 · +4dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_2b4708491ac711442022-11-07 · +4dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_378bfeb9fe0306a12022-11-07 · +4dVerified

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 94d gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_78d4d412064ad9152022-11-07 · +4dVerified
Washington State AGbd_463d269ea5330f652022-08-01 · +94dCandidate

Name: CWGS GROUP, LLC
norm: cwgs group

Name: CWGS GROUP, LLC
norm: cwgs group
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jul 20, 2022
Breach occurred: Jan 14, 2022 – Feb 13, 2022
Undetected for: 187 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 3, 2022
Affected individuals: 30,172state + 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: 15 weeks(106 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 106d
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 20, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Nov 3, 2022
106d 90 days ME AG >90d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 20, 2022 → Filed with AG: Nov 3, 2022	106d	90 days	ME AG >90d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗

Washington State AGAug 1 · first

Maine State AG+94d · this page

Montana State AG+98d

New Hampshire State AG+98d

Indiana State AG+98d

Oregon State AG+98d

Massachusetts State AG+98d

Pattern: first filing Aug 1 (WA), last Nov 7 (MA) — a 98-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/cf468337-ba04-4eac-b5ff-5f8350fd9183.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 3, 2022
Raw hash: 2bfb3c3c82f8cd295c3e6614cf4e68cbd0bddda102bc3e1f733141089f06091b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCWGS GROUP, LLC

Victim entityCWGS GROUP, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jul 20, 2022

Stated responseOffered identity theft protection services

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov