HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Duben & Associates

bd_437f008054189f27 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 11, 2020

Filed

May 26, 2020

To disclose

15 weeks

Affected

8state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Duben & Associates →

Duben & Associates, Inc. notified Montana residents of a cybersecurity incident where an unauthorized third party accessed its systems on February 11, 2020. The breach likely involved fraudulent tax filings using stolen client credentials. Affected data included names, SSNs, and tax return information. The firm engaged forensic investigators, notified the IRS, and offered one year of credit monitoring via TransUnion.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 15 weeks / 105 days

Feb 11, 2020

Begins

Feb 11, 2020

Discovered

May 26, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

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

Massachusetts State AGbd_17d709ff4dfea06f2020-05-26Verified
California State AGbd_4fae307ae8631de02020-05-26Verified

Name: Duben & Associates
norm: duben associates

Name: Duben & Associates
norm: duben associates
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 11, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 11, 2020
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 8state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the IRSContinue to work with the IRS on this matter
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Contacted our tax software company
Notified the IRS
Commenced a prompt and thorough internal investigation
Worked very closely with external cybersecurity professionals to analyze our internal systems
Offering you a one-year membership in myTrueIdentity provided by TransUnion Interactive
Changes made: Taken steps to prevent further unauthorized access to client records
Continually evaluate and modify our practices to enhance the security and privacy of our clients' information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 15 weeks(105 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGMay 26 · first

California State AGMay 26 · first

Montana State AGMay 26 · 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/General-Notice-91.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 26, 2020
Raw hash: 709fe1df503eb017e262e3da7e7746a6bbcdc9d67107d36456c496a4d54e80af

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDuben & Associates

Victim entityDuben & Associates

Incidentdiscovered Feb 11, 2020

Stated responseContacted our tax software company

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov