Social EngineeringProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesPhishingStolen CredentialsTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryGovernment IDIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

RF Associates, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 25, 2025

Filed

Sep 19, 2025

To disclose

29 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for RF Associates, LLC →2 incidents on file

RF Associates LLC, a CPA firm, notified the NH Attorney General of a data breach affecting 2 New Hampshire residents. An employee clicked a phishing link on or around Feb 20, 2025, leading to unauthorized access. The breach was discovered on Feb 25, 2025, when fraudulent tax filings were detected. Notifications were sent on Sept 5, 2025. Data included SSNs, government IDs, names, and bank info. Kroll provided identity monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 29 weeks / 206 days

Feb 20, 2025

Begins

Feb 25, 2025

Discovered

Sep 19, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+12 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_891853daca91d7af2025-09-19Candidate
Oregon State AGbd_ec6ffacb270b2b6f2025-09-25 · +6dVerified

Name: RF Associates, LLC
norm: rf associates

Name: RF Associates, LLC
norm: rf associates
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 25, 2025
Breach occurred: Feb 20, 2025
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 5, 2025
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)Financial account
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the FBI, IRS, and Secret ServiceWorking with the appropriate agencies on behalf of clients
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Initiated a forensic review of the situation
Engaged third-party IT specialists
Notified the FBI, IRS, and Secret Service
Secured the services of Kroll to provide identity monitoring
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to further protect our network
Changed our EFIN for heightened security on tax filings
Conducted an outside review of our IT infrastructure
Engaged a new IT service provider adding additional security measures
Implemented additional ongoing security training for all of our team members
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 weeks(206 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Montana State AGSep 19 · first

New Hampshire State AGSep 19 · first · this page

Oregon State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Sep 19 (MT), last Sep 25 (OR) — a 6-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/rf-associates-20250919.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 19, 2025
Raw hash: 2d2156e847e25f950bffefde4072425f51d2c894d780aad7a517b18b5ec71508

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityRF Associates, LLC

Victim entityRF Associates, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Feb 25, 2025

Stated responseInitiated a forensic review of the situation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov