HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Strah & Associates, CPA

bd_42199b2ba7a73956 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jul 17, 2023

Filed

Aug 21, 2023

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Strah & Associates, CPA →

Strah & Associates, CPA notified NH AG of unauthorized access to 4 employee email accounts and QuickBooks Online billing records. Access occurred Jan 26–Mar 17, 2023; discovered July 17, 2023. One NH resident affected. No evidence of identity theft. Remediation includes forensic investigation, Kroll credit monitoring, and notification.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 172 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 35 days

Jan 26, 2023

Begins

Jul 17, 2023

Discovered

Aug 21, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

13 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_004c8d79ba6213bc2023-08-15 · +6dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Strah & Associates, CPA
norm: strah associates cpa
Domain: strahcpa.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 17, 2023
Breach occurred: Jan 26, 2023 – Mar 17, 2023
Undetected for: 172 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 15, 2023
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged external cybersecurity professionals
Conducted extensive forensic investigation and internal review
Secured services of Kroll to provide identity monitoring
Provided written notification to affected resident
Offered complimentary one-year credit monitoring membership
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies practices to enhance security and privacy
Takes significant measures to help protect personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(35 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Indiana State AGAug 15 · first

New Hampshire State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing Aug 15 (IN), last Aug 21 (NH) — a 6-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/strah-associates-cpa-20230821.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 21, 2023
Raw hash: bc5acf223199b1452737f997fdda0ca852a23ea66d957799def51492232d137b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityStrah & Associates, CPA

Incidentdiscovered Jul 17, 2023

Stated responseEngaged external cybersecurity professionals

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov