HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Wegner CPAs LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 25, 2023

Filed

Mar 10, 2023

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Wegner CPAs LLP →

Wegner CPAs LLP notified clients of a data security incident where fraudulent tax returns were filed using stolen client data (names, DOB, SSN, driver's license, financial accounts). The firm engaged third-party investigators, secured systems, and notified the FBI, IRS, and state revenue departments. Credit monitoring services were offered to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 44 days

Jan 25, 2023

Discovered

Mar 10, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_03fd334ad53dd0e32023-03-15 · +5dVerified

Name: Wegner CPAs LLP
norm: wegner cpas

Name: Wegner CPAs LLP
norm: wegner cpas
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 25, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 1, 2023
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the Internal Revenue ServiceNotified the Federal Bureau of InvestigationNotified the Wisconsin Department of RevenueFiled notification with the national credit reporting agencies
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Undertook an internal review
Engaged third-party specialists to conduct an investigation
Secured our systems
Implemented additional technical safeguards
Notified the Internal Revenue Service
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Notified the Wisconsin Department of Revenue
Filed notification with the national credit reporting agencies
Offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services through IDX
Changes made: Implemented additional technical safeguards to further enhance the security of information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(44 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Montana State AGMar 10 · first · this page

Indiana State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Mar 10 (MT), last Mar 15 (IN) — a 5-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-110.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 10, 2023
Raw hash: 70a2967d04d9e9a4d12c4ceffd087ce629d5b22597cf424eca2d5e2f1dc62c22

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWegner CPAs LLP

Victim entityWegner CPAs LLP

Incidentdiscovered Jan 25, 2023

Stated responseUndertook an internal review

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov