HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

MBE CPAs

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 18, 2024

Filed

May 28, 2025

To disclose

—

Affected

18state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for MBE CPAs →2 incidents on file

MBE CPAs, LLP, an accounting firm in Baraboo, Wisconsin, reported a data incident to the Nebraska Attorney General on June 9, 2025. This is a supplemental notice regarding unauthorized access to MBE's network discovered on April 18, 2024. The breach potentially exposed personal information of 18 Nebraska residents, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and bank account details. MBE engaged forensic investigators, disconnected network access, and offered credit monitoring services to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

Apr 18, 2024

Discovered

May 28, 2025

Filed

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_0854a7d7c693b5192025-06-06 · +9dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_a22a32d5848a8d412025-05-19 · +9dVerified
Maine State AGbd_d5c9e4424e2ef5592025-06-09 · +12dVerified
Nebraska State AGbd_2ba5a68ad1b6896c2025-05-13 · +15dVerified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_6f7b298888802b3b2025-05-13 · +15dVerified
Montana State AGbd_cda94f21ce7d38d52025-05-13 · +15dCandidate

Name: Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP
norm: wilson elser moskowitz edelman dicker
Domain: wilsonelser.com

Name: MBE CPAs
norm: mbe cpas
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 18, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 28, 2025
Affected individuals: 18state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Nebraska Attorney General's Office
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Disconnected all access to the network
Engaged a specialized third-party cybersecurity firm to assist with securing the environment
Engaged a third-party data mining firm to conduct a comprehensive review of the data
Mailed notice letters to affected individuals
Offered complimentary credit monitoring services
Changes made: Sentinel One/Huntress with a 3-year proactive contract that includes monitoring and alerting
Multifactor authentication for RMM tool and where supported
Software patching
Updated password policies and requirements
Implemented audits for users, group policies, and scheduled tasks
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.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 5 states

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Nebraska State AGMay 13 · first

Massachusetts State AGMay 13 · first

Montana State AGMay 13 · first

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Nebraska State AG+15d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+24d

Maine State AG+27d

Pattern: first filing May 13 (NE), last Jun 9 (ME) — a 27-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://nebraska.gov/ago/data-breach/documents/9a0a72f1-cad2-417b-a0bd-6bff4176f7da.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 28, 2025
Raw hash: 3e5a608bd9b1c53c081c5daa1b74c0833fb6847980008cc97d46d1f4ed6a7a57

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Victim entityMBE CPAs

Incidentdiscovered Apr 18, 2024

Stated responseDisconnected all access to the network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancenebraska.gov