HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Murray & Josephson, CPAs, LLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 20, 2022

Filed

Feb 16, 2022

To disclose

27 days

Affected · nationwide

2,4722 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Murray & Josephson, CPAs, LLC →

Murray & Josephson, CPAs, LLC experienced an external system breach (hacking) between June 8 and June 15, 2021, discovered on January 20, 2022. The incident compromised names and Social Security Numbers of 2,472 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. The firm notified affected individuals in writing on February 18, 2022, and provided 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring through Equifax.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 20, 2022 → Filed with AG Feb 16, 202227d ✓ ME AG ≤30d27 days discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 226 days

discovery → filing · 27 days

Jun 8, 2021

Begins

Jan 20, 2022

Discovered

Feb 16, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_09303074b1c16a372022-02-16Verified
Montana State AGbd_edf8ac9b62c43f972022-02-16Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_5d6776c9363b52312022-02-18 · +2dVerified

Name: Murray & Josephson, CPAs, LLC
norm: murray josephson cpas
Industry: Financial Services

Name: Murray & Josephson, CPAs, LLC
norm: murray josephson cpas
Industry: Financial Services
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 20, 2022
Breach occurred: Jun 8, 2021 – Jun 15, 2021
Undetected for: 226 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 18, 2022
Affected individuals: 2,472state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered complimentary credit monitoring for 12 months through Equifax
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 27 days(27 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 27d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jan 20, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Feb 16, 2022
27d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 20, 2022 → Filed with AG: Feb 16, 2022	27d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGFeb 16 · first

Montana State AGFeb 16 · first

Maine State AGFeb 16 · first · this page

Indiana State AG+2d

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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/f4983ba7-bc2d-489b-8701-473a020ce211.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 16, 2022
Raw hash: 89298366700b77230aefd383f4f610819800294926b03353b775c44541d7dda1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMurray & Josephson, CPAs, LLC

Victim entityMurray & Josephson, CPAs, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jan 20, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov