Social EngineeringProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesPhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Allied CPAs

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 22, 2024

Filed

Oct 4, 2024

To disclose

15 weeks

Affected

5state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Allied CPAs →

Allied CPAs, P.C. notified New Hampshire residents of a security incident discovered on June 22, 2024. An unauthorized actor accessed an employee's email account and tax preparation software, potentially impacting personal and financial information of 5 NH residents. Allied engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and provided complimentary credit monitoring via CyberScout.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 15 weeks / 104 days

Jun 22, 2024

Discovered

Aug 26, 2024

Scope determined

Oct 4, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_16742062591dea592024-10-04Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_678749b6c56b203c2024-10-04Verified
Indiana State AGbd_707ed76a63e8fa292024-10-04Verified
Vermont State AGbd_8e071145f4e0291d2024-10-04Verified

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Maine State AGbd_b8c1862f70c67b4c2024-10-04Candidate

Name: Allied CPAs
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Name: Allied CPAs
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Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 22, 2024
Materiality determined: Aug 26, 2024
Notification sent: Oct 4, 2024
Affected individuals: 5state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: notify law enforcementproviding written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Notify law enforcement
Identify potentially affected individuals
Providing individuals whose personal information was potentially affected by this incident with access to credit monitoring services for through CyberScout at no cost to the individuals
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators and to the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Changes made: Enhanced its existing security protocols
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 15 weeks(104 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Montana State AGOct 4 · first

Massachusetts State AGOct 4 · first

Indiana State AGOct 4 · first

Vermont State AGOct 4 · first

Maine State AGOct 4 · first

New Hampshire State AGOct 4 · first · 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/allied-cpas-20241004.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 4, 2024
Raw hash: 0a00fe906901bd98b5c329563d18ee14823b26f7879cb1f54fa3b12febbb9169

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAllied CPAs

Victim entityAllied CPAs

Incidentdiscovered Jun 22, 2024

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

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov