Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Financial Services
  • Entity Name: Capital Formation Group, Inc.
  • Street Address: 62 Walnut St.
  • City: Wellesley
  • State, or Country if outside the US: MA
  • Zip Code: 02481

Submitted By

  • Name: James Lee
  • Title: Chief Operations Officer
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 781-237-0123
  • Email Address: jamesl@capformgroup.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Employee

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 297
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 8
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 02/08/2023
  • Date Breach Discovered: 07/20/2023
  • Description of the Breach:
    • Other
    • If other, please specify: Phishing
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Social Security Number

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 07/27/2023;08/23/2023
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Capital Formation Group - Notice of Data Event- ME- Exhbit 1.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: 07/27/2023
  • Were identity theft protection services offered: Yes
  • If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: 24 months – Experian – Credit monitoring and identity restoration services.