MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData ExfiltratedSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Gerald O. Dry, P.A.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 3, 2022

Filed

Mar 29, 2022

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

5state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Gerald O. Dry, P.A. →

Gerald O. Dry, P.A., an NC accounting firm, notified NH AG of a breach affecting 5 NH residents. Malware on the firm's server (removed June 2021) allowed unauthorized access to tax return data (SSN, DL, bank info) via a compromised Intuit account. Incident discovered Feb 2022. Notices mailed March 25, 2022. Credit monitoring offered.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 398 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 54 days

Jan 1, 2021

Begins

Feb 3, 2022

Discovered

Mar 29, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

11 wks faster

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_ffd0dea4dcfb61592022-03-28 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_6e1db01e7c9263352022-03-31 · +2dVerified
Maine State AGbd_291afac806984e582022-03-25 · +4dCandidate
Maine State AGbd_ccd59a6e942f48e12022-03-25 · +4dCandidate

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Maine State AGbd_528d83810e534da12022-07-07 · +100dVerified
Maine State AGbd_7c0bbf056678b1f72022-07-08 · +101dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_0769d294bcecc2c32022-07-14 · +107dVerified

Name: Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, L.L.P.
norm: brooks pierce mclendon humphrey leonard

Name: Gerald O. Dry, P.A.
norm: gerald o dry
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 3, 2022
Breach occurred: Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2021
Undetected for: 398 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 25, 2022
Affected individuals: 5state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1195 Supply Chain CompromiseT1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the FBI Field Office in Charlotte, North CarolinaCommunicating with the IRS and the Federation of Tax Administrators
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Requiring all users to change their network passwords
Implementing two-factor authentication for all users before they could access the Intuit ProSeries software and/or their Microsoft 365 accounts
Implementing two-factor authentication for its Sonic Wall Global VPN
Communicating with the IRS and the Federation of Tax Administrators regarding this incident
Contacting the FBI Field Office in Charlotte, North Carolina, to apprise them of this incident
Changes made: Implementing two-factor authentication for all users
Implementing two-factor authentication for its Sonic Wall Global VPN
Work with trusted third-party IT providers to implement additional technical security measures
Redouble its efforts to train employees in cybersecurity best practices
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(54 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 4 states

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Maine State AGMar 25 · first

Massachusetts State AG+3d

New Hampshire State AG+4d · this page

Indiana State AG+6d

Maine State AG+104d

Maine State AG+105d

New Hampshire State AG+111d

Pattern: first filing Mar 25 (ME), last Jul 14 (NH) — a 111-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/gerald-o-dry-20220329.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 29, 2022
Raw hash: c5b51242c2aa5b8cfc0ba455343aea9bdbf5a045a29072109f604bc8c3448ba9

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBrooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, L.L.P.

Victim entityGerald O. Dry, P.A.

Incidentdiscovered Feb 3, 2022

Stated responseRequiring all users to change their network passwords

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov