HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedFinancial accountIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Brown, Jake & McDaniel, P.C.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 20, 2026

Filed

Sep 1, 2026

To disclose

—

Affected

76state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Brown, Jake & McDaniel, P.C. →

Brown, Jake & McDaniel, P.C. notified individuals that an unauthorized actor gained access to its network between January 13-21, 2026, potentially downloading files containing names and other regulated data. The firm became aware of unusual activity on January 20, 2026, engaged cybersecurity experts, and notified law enforcement. Affected individuals are offered credit monitoring and fraud assistance services.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 7 days

Jan 13, 2026

Begins

Jan 20, 2026

Discovered

Sep 1, 2026

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_174022a65669ef972026-09-03 · +2dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_510dc16c1ef7f0972026-09-03 · +2dCandidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_5118588f685346642026-09-03 · +2dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_f861ee8a0f586ee82026-09-03 · +2dVerified

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Texas State AGbd_a8ee84b66509820e2026-09-04 · +3dVerified

Name: Brown, Jake & McDaniel, P.C.
norm: brown jake mcdaniel

Name: Brown, Jake & McDaniel, P.C.
norm: brown jake mcdaniel
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 20, 2026
Breach occurred: Jan 13, 2026 – Jan 21, 2026
Undetected for: 7 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 76state-resident count only
Data types: Financial accountIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Initiated an investigation of the matter
Engaged independent cybersecurity experts to assist with this process
Notified law enforcement
Implemented measures to enhance security and minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Changes made: Providing access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing proactive fraud assistance through Cyberscout, a TransUnion company
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Massachusetts State AGSep 1 · first · this page

Vermont State AG+2d

South Carolina State AG+2d

New Hampshire State AG+2d

Indiana State AG+2d

Texas 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.mass.gov/doc/2026-1501-brown-jake-mcdaniel-pc/download
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 1, 2026
Raw hash: 056fc2e107ebba819661358a7e7982056e3419a36b0d7d263a82746d331f6815

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBrown, Jake & McDaniel, P.C.

Victim entityBrown, Jake & McDaniel, P.C.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 20, 2026

Stated responseInitiated an investigation of the matter

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.mass.gov