HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancialMediumActive

Winn, Virgil Elliot, CPA,

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 27, 2016

Filed

Mar 30, 2016

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Confidence

67%

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Virgil Elliot Winn, CPA reported a security incident on Feb 27, 2016, where unauthorized access to servers may have exposed client PII including names, addresses, SSNs, and wage info. 2 NH residents affected. Notices sent March 30, 2016. Forensic experts engaged, law enforcement notified, and identity restoration services offered.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 32 days

Feb 27, 2016

Discovered

Mar 30, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed2 affectedView incident

Name: Winn, Virgil Elliot, CPA,
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Name: Winn, Virgil Elliot, CPA,
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Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 27, 2016
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 30, 2016
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged independent, third-party forensic computer experts to assist
Informed law enforcement about this incident and are cooperating with their investigation
Offering potentially impacted individuals identity restoration services through Kroll
Provided notice to the credit reporting agencies
Changes made: Strengthening its firewalls
Adding additional monitoring capabilities
Reviewing its policies and procedures to ensure information in VEW’s control is appropriately protected
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(32 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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/winn-virgil-20160330.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 30, 2016
Raw hash: c049d5e606d1f68499ef667ebea78f0ab0c2907d6370d58596f839cae1b56e82

Reporting entityWinn, Virgil Elliot, CPA,

Victim entityWinn, Virgil Elliot, CPA,

Incidentdiscovered Feb 27, 2016

Stated responseEngaged independent, third-party forensic computer experts to assist

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov