MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountEmploymentMediumContained

Daniel E. Fitzgerald, CPA

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 11, 2024

Filed

May 21, 2024

To disclose

19 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Daniel E. Fitzgerald, CPA →

Daniel E. Fitzgerald, CPA suffered a ransomware attack on January 11, 2024, resulting in unauthorized access to its computer network. Affected data may include names, SSNs, employment info, and bank account details. The firm restored systems from backup, implemented MFA, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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California clockDiscovered Jan 11, 2024 → Notified May 14, 2024124d ✗ CA 60-day late19 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 19 weeks / 131 days

Jan 11, 2024

Begins

Jan 11, 2024

Discovered

May 21, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

on median

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_e13228c70f0d43122024-05-21Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_259ff1ae0fbb59762024-05-22 · +1dVerified

Name: Daniel E. Fitzgerald, CPA
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Name: Daniel E. Fitzgerald, CPA
norm: daniel e fitzgerald cpa
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 11, 2024
Breach occurred: Jan 11, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 14, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountEmployment
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Working with the IRS to monitor client tax filings

During the incident: Worked with IT consultants to investigate the breach
Took affected systems offline
Restored network using a backup system located offsite
Implemented immediate enhancements to systems, security, and practices
Changed all network passwords
Implemented two-step authentication for online system access
Working with appropriate agencies such as the IRS
Changes made: Implemented immediate enhancements to systems, security, and practices to prevent unauthorized access in the future
Changed all network passwords
Implemented two-step authentication for online system access
Providing Triple Bureau Credit Monitoring services at no charge for 12 months
Providing proactive fraud assistance through Cyberscout
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 weeks(131 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 124d
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: Jan 11, 2024
→ Notified: May 14, 2024
124d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Jan 11, 2024 → Notified: May 14, 2024	124d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day late

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Montana State AGMay 21 · first

California State AGMay 21 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

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/sb24-585765
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 21, 2024
Raw hash: 0aef776a1c585adc6fc74a467c64fa490733901cf9b04e8a428094a7bf403440

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDaniel E. Fitzgerald, CPA

Victim entityDaniel E. Fitzgerald, CPA

Incidentdiscovered Jan 11, 2024

Stated responseWorked with IT consultants to investigate the breach

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov