HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Buist Byars & Taylor

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 1, 2026

Filed

Aug 11, 2026

To disclose

27 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Buist Byars & Taylor →

Buist Byars & Taylor LLC notified the NH Attorney General of a cyber event where an unauthorized actor accessed or copied files between January 14, 2026, and February 13, 2026. The incident affected approximately 3 New Hampshire residents. Potentially compromised data includes names, Social Security numbers, and financial account information. The firm engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and is offering 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 18 days

discovery → filing · 27 weeks / 191 days

Jan 14, 2026

Begins

Feb 1, 2026

Discovered

Aug 11, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+10 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_9ce1fdc34b3677bb2026-08-11Verified
Vermont State AGbd_fd6867c83448f89c2026-08-11Candidate
South Carolina State AGbd_e58c2d0a52c06c892026-08-12 · +1dVerified

Name: Buist Byars & Taylor LLC
norm: buist byars taylor

Name: Buist Byars & Taylor
norm: buist byars taylor
Domain: buistbyars.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 1, 2026
Breach occurred: Jan 14, 2026 – Feb 13, 2026
Undetected for: 18 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 11, 2026
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Office of the New Hampshire Attorney GeneralProvided written notice to relevant state regulators, as necessary

During the incident: Launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Conducted a deliberate and thorough assessment of the information contained within the impacted files
Provided access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through Experian, to individuals whose personal information was potentially affected by this incident, at no cost to these individuals
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Provided written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators, as necessary, and to the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Changes made: Reviewing its polices, procedures, and processes to mitigate the reoccurrence of this type of incident
Enhanced its existing security protocols and procedures related to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 27 weeks(191 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGAug 11 · first

Vermont State AGAug 11 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 11 · first · this page

South Carolina 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/buist-byars-taylor-20260811.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 11, 2026
Raw hash: 1418b4782134ec0cc979e593e4473ef6d16a7359947f0eb9de375cbbe169f55e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBuist Byars & Taylor LLC

Victim entityBuist Byars & Taylor

Incidentdiscovered Feb 1, 2026

Stated responseLaunched an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov