HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsTargetedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountPIIMediumContained

Wheeler & Egger, CPAs

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 15, 2016

Filed

Sep 13, 2016

To disclose

29 days

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Wheeler & Egger, CPAs →

Wheeler & Egger, CPAs, LLP notified clients of a data breach where attackers hacked into the firm's system between August 3-9, 2016, fraudulently filing 45 tax returns. The firm discovered the incident on August 15, 2016. Exposed data included names, SSNs, DOBs, and bank account details. The firm engaged IT consultants, removed malware, and notified the FBI, IRS, and state AGs.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 12 days

discovery → filing · 29 days

Aug 3, 2016

Begins

Aug 15, 2016

Discovered

Sep 13, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

15 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

South Carolina State AGbd_7ed17255263123b82016-09-12 · +1dCandidate
California State AGbd_8e1c0502d77c41512016-09-11 · +2dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_d47a9b3a7130cd502016-09-11 · +2dVerified

Name: Wheeler & Egger, CPAs
norm: wheeler egger cpas
Domain: wecpas4u.com

Name: Wheeler & Egger, CPAs
norm: wheeler egger cpas
Domain: wecpas4u.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 15, 2016
Breach occurred: Aug 3, 2016 – Aug 9, 2016
Undetected for: 12 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 13, 2016
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountPII
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: The IRS, FTB, FBI, FDIC and the US Secret Service have been made aware of the 45 fraudulent filingsThe Police Report with the FBI's online Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) was updated August 31, 2016All three consumer reporting agencies have been notified regarding the incidentWe have notified the offices of the applicable State Attorney Generals
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: The malware on the impacted computers' hard drives has been removed
We have made internal software system management changes
All network firewalls, computers and security protections are confirmed to be properly functioning
The IRS, FTB, FBI, FDIC and the US Secret Service have been made aware of the 45 fraudulent filings
The Police Report with the FBI's online Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) was updated
All three consumer reporting agencies have been notified regarding the incident
We have notified the offices of the applicable State Attorney Generals
Changes made: We have made internal software system management changes
Both IT firms will continue working together with us to prevent a future data breach
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 days(29 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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California State AGSep 11 · first

New Hampshire State AGSep 11 · first

South Carolina State AG+1d

Montana State AG+2d · 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/Wheeler-Egger-CPAs.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 13, 2016
Raw hash: 828e6b0c436f4e801e38a0f651b9c3bd670d17a95fd929dc5b528d73cdfdb7e2

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWheeler & Egger, CPAs

Victim entityWheeler & Egger, CPAs

Incidentdiscovered Aug 15, 2016

Stated responseThe malware on the impacted computers' hard drives has been removed

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov