DisclosureLens
HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsBECData ExfiltratedRansom DemandedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumActive

M.L. Lichtenberg & Associates, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 11, 2023

Filed

Sep 1, 2023

To disclose

21 days

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

68%
Full breach record for M.L. Lichtenberg & Associates, LLC →

M.L. Lichtenberg & Associates, LLC, a tax preparation firm, disclosed a security incident discovered on August 11, 2023. Unauthorized actors accessed systems and fraudulently filed client tax returns, redirecting refunds to fraudulent accounts. The incident involved client names and financial data. The firm engaged cybersecurity specialists and notified the IRS, state authorities, and federal law enforcement. Affected individuals were offered credit monitoring.

Vermont clock⏱ VT AG >14 bday21 days discovery → filing
⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 21 days

Aug 11, 2023

Discovered

Sep 1, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

17 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGSep 1 · first
Vermont State AGSep 1 · 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.