HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsEmployee Data InvolvedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Next Peak CPA

bd_292396f43ba8ad28 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Nov 18, 2021

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Next Peak CPA →

Next Peak CPA, Inc. reported that an unauthorized individual accessed an employee's email account between February 18 and 19, 2021. The investigation, concluded on October 28, 2021, determined that the compromised account contained Social Security numbers and other personal information. The company engaged outside cybersecurity professionals and is offering one year of complimentary credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

Feb 18, 2021

Begins

Nov 18, 2021

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.ConfirmedView incident

Name: Next Peak CPA
norm: next peak cpa
Domain: nextpeakcpa.com

Name: Next Peak CPA
norm: next peak cpa
Domain: nextpeakcpa.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Feb 18, 2021 – Feb 19, 2021
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals
Offering a complimentary one-year membership of Experian IdentityWorks SM Credit 3B
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify our practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of your personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-547711
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 18, 2021
Raw hash: 4eb2ce137b28c74b85291429c0de5e21f2d64e328c78d36b08aa81e43ac6307b

Reporting entityNext Peak CPA

Victim entityNext Peak CPA

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseLaunched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov