HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancialMediumContained

Politi & Magnifico, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 13, 2016

Filed

Nov 9, 2016

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Politi & Magnifico, LLC →

Politi & Magnifico, LLC notified Montana residents that an unknown third party filed fraudulent 2015 tax returns using stolen client data. Discovered Sept 13, 2016, the incident exposed names, SSNs, DOBs, and limited financial info. The firm contacted law enforcement, offered 24 months of identity protection via AllClear ID, and enhanced security controls.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 57 days

Sep 13, 2016

Discovered

Nov 9, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

10 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_530fc544b77a287e2016-11-09Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_e0b0b5d59e7d96d62016-11-10 · +1dVerified

Name: Politi & Magnifico, LLC
norm: politi magnifico

Name: Politi & Magnifico, LLC
norm: politi magnifico
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 13, 2016
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 9, 2016
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: contacted law enforcementin contact with the IRS to investigate ways we can work with them to potentially reduce the risk of future tax fraud
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Contacted law enforcement
Arranged to have AllClear ID protect your identity for 24 months at no cost to you
Re-training staff on data security threats
Reviewing and updating our policies and procedures
Implementing additional security controls to further protect our systems
Changes made: Re-training staff on data security threats
Reviewing and updating our policies and procedures
Implementing additional security controls to further protect our systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(57 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 AGNov 9 · first

Montana State AGNov 9 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+1d

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/Politi-Magnifico-LLC.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 9, 2016
Raw hash: a897873782e7c16a22f98b1fdef80d391a22af943cd2bf3ba491f70faab33edf

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPoliti & Magnifico, LLC

Victim entityPoliti & Magnifico, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Sep 13, 2016

Stated responseContacted law enforcement

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov