HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsTargetedData ExfiltratedPIIGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Beth Moore & Associates, CPAs

bd_1dd30832ee1ddebf · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 6, 2021

Filed

Sep 30, 2021

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Beth Moore & Associates, CPAs →

Beth Moore & Associates, CPAs notified clients of unauthorized access to network files during 2021 tax season. Investigation confirmed external access to files containing personal information potentially used for fraudulent tax returns. Affected individuals were offered one year of Kroll identity monitoring. Incident discovered August 6, 2021.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 55 days

Aug 6, 2021

Discovered

Sep 30, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

10 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

Massachusetts State AGbd_2c987eef285b98202021-09-30Verified
Maine State AGbd_cb2127ed3ef61fc42021-09-30Candidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_dc89e982918e1e232021-09-30Verified

Name: Beth Moore & Associates, CPAs
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Name: Beth Moore & Associates, CPAs
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Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 6, 2021
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: PIIGovernment IDIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Worked with an external cybersecurity firm to conduct an investigation
Immediately took steps to secure our network
Secured the services of Kroll to provide identity monitoring at no cost to you for one year
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to enhance the security of the network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(55 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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Massachusetts State AGSep 30 · first

Maine State AGSep 30 · first

New Hampshire State AGSep 30 · first

Montana State AGSep 30 · first · 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/OCP/Data-Breach-Notification-15.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 30, 2021
Raw hash: bc628ca44e7a910540695d2b9a2025ff01a987fbd57fdbfe2dc3f4c55c0f2d3d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBeth Moore & Associates, CPAs

Victim entityBeth Moore & Associates, CPAs

Incidentdiscovered Aug 6, 2021

Stated responseWorked with an external cybersecurity firm to conduct an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov