HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumActive

Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 14, 2021

Filed

Jan 18, 2022

To disclose

18 weeks

Affected

66state residents only

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP →6 incidents on file

Supplemental notice for Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP (FML), a CPA firm, regarding a cyber-attack discovered on September 14, 2021. Unauthorized access occurred between Sept 9-14, 2021, potentially copying folders containing names and SSNs. 66 NH residents affected. FML engaged law enforcement, secured systems, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 18 weeks / 126 days

Sep 9, 2021

Begins

Sep 14, 2021

Discovered

Jan 18, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 10 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_00d5fa6870ea93e52022-01-14 · +4dVerified by operator
HHS OCRbd_71aaa352a3e9414c2022-01-14 · +4dVerified by operator
Illinois State AGbd_4ca2f4bf626ba7842022-01-01 · +17dVerified by operator
Illinois State AGbd_b948cb01797f5c682022-01-01 · +17dVerified by operator

Show 5 more filings ↓up to 55d gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_d49aa6ed3a29cb852021-12-30 · +19dCandidate
California State AGbd_ace7bafa86cf3a5f2021-12-23 · +26dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_fe7ff9406b3d84b52021-12-23 · +26dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_dc257a34b7ba545b2021-12-13 · +36dCandidate
Montana State AGbd_a7ba85155b92fe012021-11-24 · +55dCandidate

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP
norm: fiondella milone lasaracina
Domain: fmlcpas.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 14, 2021
Breach occurred: Sep 9, 2021 – Sep 14, 2021
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 8, 2021
Affected individuals: 66state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Reported this incident to federal law enforcementNotifying relevant regulatory authoritiesProvided notice of this incident to the FBI

During the incident: Promptly began taking steps to secure its systems
Commenced a comprehensive investigation
Reviewed and enhanced existing policies and procedures
Implemented additional safeguards to further secure the information in its systems in the future
Reported this incident to federal law enforcement
Notifying relevant regulatory authorities
Providing potentially impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing access to credit monitoring services to individuals whose Social Security number was potentially affected by this incident, at no cost to these individuals
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing existing policies and procedures
Implementing additional safeguards to further secure the information in its systems in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 weeks(126 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 6 states

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Montana State AGNov 24 · first

New Hampshire State AG+19d

California State AG+29d

Maine State AG+29d

New Hampshire State AG+36d

Illinois State AG+38d

Maine State AG+51d

HHS OCR+51d

New Hampshire State AG+55d · this page

Pattern: first filing Nov 24 (MT), last Jan 18 (NH) — a 55-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/fiondella-milone-lasaracina-20220118.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 18, 2022
Raw hash: badbf99f9e364be6393d242ba2afa3d8db24a808dad1180a405c2a2e29f8a197

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityFiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP

Incidentdiscovered Sep 14, 2021

Stated responsePromptly began taking steps to secure its systems

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov