HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Jeffrey W Krol & Associates

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 22, 2025

Filed

Jan 12, 2026

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Jeffrey W Krol & Associates →

Jeffrey W. Krol and Associates, LTD reported a cybersecurity incident to the New Hampshire Attorney General on January 12, 2026. The firm became aware of unauthorized access to its IT systems on November 22, 2025. Investigation revealed that a cyber threat actor accessed electronic files containing personal information, including names, addresses, SSNs, and banking information, for 2 New Hampshire residents. The firm engaged forensic consultants, notified the FBI IC3, negotiated with threat actors for data return, and provided 2 years of credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d7 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 51 days

Nov 22, 2025

Discovered

Jan 12, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

11 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by sinobi about this victim predates this filing by 35 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitesinobibd_216eeebc824b0e8b2025-12-07 · +35dCandidate

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_297b05d8f3f709f82026-01-13 · +1dVerified
Maine State AGbd_adcc2022b5dd9d4e2026-01-13 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_70e64b4dea8556c82026-01-14 · +2dVerified
Nebraska State AGbd_001f19c24c6b82ea2026-01-16 · +4dVerified

Show 1 more filing ↓up to 11d gap

Illinois State AGbd_83c0ced7e827a4942026-01-01 · +11dCandidate

Name: Jeffrey W Krol & Associates
norm: jeffrey w krol associates
Domain: krolcpa.com

Name: Jeffrey W Krol & Associates
norm: jeffrey w krol associates
Domain: krolcpa.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 22, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 12, 2026
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notice with New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General Consumer Protection Bureau
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Worked with its outside forensic consultants to secure its IT systems
Remove the cyber threat actors’ access to its IT systems
Investigate and analyze the incident
Filed a report with the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center
Negotiated with the cyber threat actors for the safe return of our clients’ information
Providing written notice to 2 New Hampshire residents via a mailed letter
Providing notice via electronic means on its website
Providing 2 years of credit monitoring
Changes made: Implementing multi-factor authentication
Providing additional staff training
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(51 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >30d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Illinois State AGJan 1 · first

New Hampshire State AG+11d · this page

Indiana State AG+12d

Maine State AG+12d

Massachusetts State AG+13d

Nebraska State AG+15d

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last Jan 16 (NE) — a 15-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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/jeffrey-w-krol-associates-20260112.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 12, 2026
Raw hash: 06192c8afe74581b8d4102aeff06e09406f3636dc42750c8d3f26edd32dcb163

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityJeffrey W Krol & Associates

Victim entityJeffrey W Krol & Associates

Incidentdiscovered Nov 22, 2025

Stated responseWorked with its outside forensic consultants to secure its IT systems

ComplianceLeak >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov