HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsVulnerability ExploitCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountEmploymentMediumContained

Friedman & Perry, CPA's

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 6, 2017

Filed

Mar 8, 2017

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Friedman & Perry, CPA's →

Friedman & Perry, CPA's experienced unauthorized access to its systems via Remote Desktop Protocol between June 15, 2016, and January 30, 2017. The firm discovered the incident on February 6, 2017, after clients reported fraudulent tax filings. Exposed data included names, SSNs, DOBs, addresses, employment info, and bank account details. The firm engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement (FBI, IRS, FTB), and rebuilt its IT infrastructure.

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California clockDiscovered Feb 6, 2017 → Notified Mar 9, 201731d ✓ CA 60-day OK4 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 236 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Jun 15, 2016

Begins

Feb 6, 2017

Discovered

Mar 8, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_5d8cbb870fd130a02017-03-08Verified
Montana State AGbd_89995c525614d5362017-03-09 · +1dVerified

Name: Friedman & Perry, CPA's
norm: friedman perry cpa s

Name: Friedman & Perry, CPA's
norm: friedman perry cpa s
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 6, 2017
Breach occurred: Jun 15, 2016 – Jan 30, 2017
Undetected for: 236 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 9, 2017
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountEmployment
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the FBINotified the IRSNotified the FTBNotified applicable state agencies
Initial access: external_remote_services

During the incident: Contacted IT consultant
Changed all system passwords
Secured user information
Ran scans and reviewed systems for malicious malware
Hired specialized forensic IT firm
Notified the FBI
Notified the IRS
Notified the FTB
Notified all three credit bureaus
Notified applicable state agencies
Working with law enforcement in their investigation
Changes made: Reviewing office policies and procedures
Hired IT security experts
Rebuilt system with new router, hard drives and new server
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 31d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Feb 6, 2017
→ Notified: Mar 9, 2017
31d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Feb 6, 2017 → Notified: Mar 9, 2017	31d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGMar 8 · first

California State AGMar 8 · first · this page

Montana State AG+1d

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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-66802
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 8, 2017
Raw hash: 9aba35de906c3e647d910c3e73ca47f3c23fddf035374da501277a16e551fb6a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFriedman & Perry, CPA's

Victim entityFriedman & Perry, CPA's

Incidentdiscovered Feb 6, 2017

Stated responseContacted IT consultant

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov