Social EngineeringProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesPhishingStolen CredentialsBECMulti-Stage ChainData ExfiltratedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumActive

SJ Associates NYC, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 1, 2021

Filed

Aug 3, 2021

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for SJ Associates NYC, LLC →

SJ Associates NYC, LLC notified Montana residents of a potential data security incident discovered on June 1, 2021, involving fraudulent tax filings. The incident likely resulted from a phishing attack leading to credential compromise and Business Email Compromise (BEC). Affected data included names, addresses, SSNs, and bank account information. The company engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement and the IRS, and offered IDX credit monitoring services.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 63 days

Jun 1, 2021

Discovered

Aug 3, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_028f092d82a413272021-08-03Verified
Maine State AGbd_28bb355306e6ea562021-08-03Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_32c26603f82331eb2021-08-03Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_6ae116c37a2ad3022021-08-03Verified

Name: SJ Associates NYC, LLC
norm: sj associates nyc

Name: SJ Associates NYC, LLC
norm: sj associates nyc
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 1, 2021
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 3, 2021
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcementNotified state tax authoritiesNotified the IRS
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Notified law enforcement, state tax authorities, and the IRS
Hired an independent computer forensic investigator
Arranged for credit monitoring and identity protection services provided by IDX
Changes made: Working closely with investigators to identify additional security measures
Working with the IRS’ Return and Integrity Compliance Services to apply protections
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(63 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGAug 3 · first

Maine State AGAug 3 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 3 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 3 · first

Montana State AGAug 3 · 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/notificationLetter-10.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 3, 2021
Raw hash: adc5852d0721ceae050db93324437dd54d9beaa9096dbcbc5b780b8fbdef2225

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySJ Associates NYC, LLC

Victim entitySJ Associates NYC, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jun 1, 2021

Stated responseNotified law enforcement, state tax authorities, and the IRS

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov