MalwareFinancial ServicesProfessional ServicesFinanceRansomwareData EncryptedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumActive

Hill & Associates, CPAs, P.C.

bd_02ee93dd20eb9b4e · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 4, 2021

Filed

Nov 16, 2021

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Hill & Associates, CPAs, P.C. →

Hill & Associates, CPAs, P.C. experienced a malware incident on October 4, 2021, where systems were infected with malware that encrypted data. Securities America, Inc. notified clients on November 16, 2021. Affected data included names, addresses, DOBs, SSNs, and financial account numbers. Law enforcement was notified, and forensic investigators were engaged. IDX identity protection services were offered.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 43 days

Oct 4, 2021

Begins

Oct 4, 2021

Discovered

Nov 16, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed4 affectedView incident

Name: Securities America
norm: securities america

Name: Hill & Associates, CPAs, P.C.
norm: hill associates cpas
Industry: Financial ServicesllmProfessional Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 4, 2021
Breach occurred: Oct 4, 2021
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 16, 2021
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement

During the incident: Took immediate steps to protect client data
Secured the network
Notified law enforcement
Launched an investigation with the assistance of cybersecurity professionals
Conducting a forensic investigation
Engaging with law enforcement
Implementing enhanced security measures on client brokerage accounts
Rebuilding and restoring impacted systems
Changing network user passwords
Upgrading security appliances
Offering complimentary membership in identity theft protection services through IDX
Changes made: Implementing enhanced security measures on client brokerage accounts
Rebuilding and restoring impacted systems
Changing network user passwords
Upgrading security appliances
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(43 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-Notification-Letter-89.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 16, 2021
Raw hash: 7ac429ba7426fa42b57ecc01ee78da7ab320b181d0012f68a728998178654c79

Reporting entitySecurities America

Victim entityHill & Associates, CPAs, P.C.

Incidentdiscovered Oct 4, 2021

Stated responseTook immediate steps to protect client data

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov