HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumActive

Swenson, Saurer, Gerber, Anderson & Co., Ltd.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 1, 2018

Filed

Mar 6, 2018

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Confidence

67%

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Swenson, Saurer, Gerber, Anderson & Co., Ltd. notified the NH Attorney General that an unauthorized third party may have accessed 2015 electronic tax information for 2 NH residents in Feb 2018. Data included names, SSNs, addresses, compensation, and possibly bank info. Firm engaged forensic investigators, notified FBI/IRS, and offered 1 year of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 33 days

Feb 1, 2018

Discovered

Mar 6, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

10 wks faster

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

Name: Swenson, Saurer, Gerber, Anderson & Co., Ltd.
norm: swenson saurer gerber anderson
Domain: ssgacpa.com
Industry: Professional Services

Name: Swenson, Saurer, Gerber, Anderson & Co., Ltd.
norm: swenson saurer gerber anderson
Domain: ssgacpa.com
Industry: Professional Services
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 1, 2018
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 6, 2018
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the Federal Bureau of InvestigationNotified the Internal Revenue ServiceNotified local law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an internal investigation
Retained a leading incident response and digital forensics firm to assist in its investigation
Notified its clients as soon as possible after the investigation was completed
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service and local law enforcement
Cooperating in their respective ongoing investigations
Strengthening and enhancing the security of its computer systems
Changes made: Strengthening and enhancing the security of its computer systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(33 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/swenson-saurer-20180306.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 6, 2018
Raw hash: fb0292fb1f752aa1a2781f2786fe4a47ab4c07d5accd03cf16eafbca9e78adf3

Reporting entitySwenson, Saurer, Gerber, Anderson & Co., Ltd.

Victim entitySwenson, Saurer, Gerber, Anderson & Co., Ltd.

Incidentdiscovered Feb 1, 2018

Stated responseLaunched an internal investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov