HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountEmploymentMediumContained

Michael T. Blevins, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 26, 2017

Filed

May 20, 2017

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Michael T. Blevins, Inc. →

Michael T. Blevins, Inc., a mail handling and tax preparation service, experienced unauthorized access to its computer network in late March 2017. An attacker accessed client tax data, including names, SSNs, DOBs, and bank account routing numbers. The incident was contained, and the company engaged forensic experts, notified law enforcement and the IRS, and offered identity protection services to affected clients.

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California clockDiscovered Mar 26, 2017 → Notified May 19, 201754d ✓ CA 60-day OK8 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 55 days

Mar 26, 2017

Begins

Mar 26, 2017

Discovered

May 20, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

11 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_f07ee8558cc205f92017-05-19 · +1dVerified

Name: Michael T. Blevins, Inc.
norm: michael t blevins

Name: Michael T. Blevins, Inc.
norm: michael t blevins
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 26, 2017
Breach occurred: Mar 26, 2017 – Mar 31, 2017
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 19, 2017
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountEmployment
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Contacted law enforcement and the Internal Revenue Service

During the incident: Retained an independent forensic investigation firm to assist in our investigation
Reconfigured various components of our systems to prevent unauthorized access
Implemented additional layers of protection to enhance the security of our systems
Contacted law enforcement and the Internal Revenue Service
Offering twelve months of complimentary identity protection services
Changes made: Reconfigured various components of our systems to prevent unauthorized access
Implemented additional layers of protection to enhance the security of our systems
Continuing to review and enhance our security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(55 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 54d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Mar 26, 2017
→ Notified: May 19, 2017
54d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Mar 26, 2017 → Notified: May 19, 2017	54d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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New Hampshire State AGMay 19 · first

California State AG+1d · 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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-69002
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 20, 2017
Raw hash: bb30a5fcd624f88cee675894b211095fa6d6ea8482fbb61321af7f87f9a2cd1d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMichael T. Blevins, Inc.

Victim entityMichael T. Blevins, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 26, 2017

Stated responseRetained an independent forensic investigation firm to assist in our investigation

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov