HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Malcom and Baker, CPAs & Associates, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 24, 2018

Filed

Jul 6, 2018

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Malcom and Baker, CPAs & Associates, Inc. →

Malcom and Baker, CPAs & Associates, Inc. reported unauthorized access to a business email account on May 24, 2018. The incident potentially exposed client names and Social Security numbers for approximately 2 New Hampshire residents. The firm engaged computer experts, reset passwords, and implemented MFA. Notifications were sent on July 6, 2018.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 43 days

May 24, 2018

Discovered

Jul 6, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

13 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_c4a3f031c1e7173f2018-07-06Verified

Name: Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP
norm: wilson elser moskowitz edelman dicker
Domain: wilsonelser.com

Name: Malcom and Baker, CPAs & Associates, Inc.
norm: malcom and baker cpas associates
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: May 24, 2018
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 6, 2018
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged computer experts to investigate the incident
Resetting all passwords across the organization
Implementing multi factor authentication
Limiting remote access to email accounts
Changes made: Implementing multi factor authentication
Limiting remote access to email accounts
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.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGJul 6 · first

New Hampshire State AGJul 6 · first · this page

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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/malcom-baker-20180706.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 6, 2018
Raw hash: fa9dcb47b5c4e942c35450c87a41a9743606e5ffda2737bf2e88e43e5f3cdf4f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Victim entityMalcom and Baker, CPAs & Associates, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered May 24, 2018

Stated responseEngaged computer experts to investigate the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov