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Development Services Group, Inc.

bd_e5a39f06261cbaf0 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 9, 2025

Filed

Nov 12, 2025

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,1896 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Development Services Group, Inc. →

Development Services Group, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on September 9, 2025, discovered on the same date. The incident affected 1,189 individuals, including 6 Maine residents. The organization notified affected individuals in writing on November 14, 2025, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection through Cyberscout (a TransUnion company).

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d9 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 64 days

Sep 9, 2025

Begins

Sep 9, 2025

Discovered

Nov 12, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

10 wks faster

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

A leak claim by qilin about this victim predates this filing by 525 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteqilinbd_6f73677778197ae62024-06-05 · +525dCandidate

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_b7e40ef3bdebfba12025-11-11 · +1dCandidate
Nebraska State AGbd_360bbeecd40278642025-11-14 · +2dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_54d507479b18ee632025-11-14 · +2dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_ca845ad330fb7dee2025-11-14 · +2dVerified

Name: Development Services Group, Inc.
norm: development services
Domain: dsgonline.com

Name: Development Services Group, Inc.
norm: development services
Domain: dsgonline.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 9, 2025
Breach occurred: Sep 9, 2025
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 14, 2025
Affected individuals: 1,189state + nationwide
Data types: PII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
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 theft protection through Cyberscout, a TransUnion company
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(64 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dME AG >30d · 64dME resident >60d · 66d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Sep 9, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Nov 12, 2025
64d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Sep 9, 2025
→ Notified: Nov 14, 2025
66d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 9, 2025 → Filed with AG: Nov 12, 2025	64d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Sep 9, 2025 → Notified: Nov 14, 2025	66d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Montana State AGNov 11 · first

Maine State AG+1d · this page

Nebraska State AG+3d

Indiana State AG+3d

Vermont 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-a1252b4f8318/3389d131-aa9d-415f-a90a-a5b6ddfd8f43.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 12, 2025
Raw hash: 92d189e656108440e5ebd7c1a0ee1b80430af2e719436a559b4570537c5c2d6c

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDevelopment Services Group, Inc.

Victim entityDevelopment Services Group, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Sep 9, 2025

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov