MisuseProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesPrivilege AbuseEmployee Data InvolvedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Anvil Accounting

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 17, 2019

Filed

Aug 12, 2019

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Anvil Accounting →

Anvil Accounting Services, LLC notified the NH AG of a data event involving a former employee who had access to systems containing client PII (names, SSNs) from April 1-8, 2019. Investigation began May 17, 2019. Two NH residents affected. Notices sent July 29, 2019. Identity monitoring provided.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 46 days

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 87 days

Apr 1, 2019

Begins

May 17, 2019

Discovered

Aug 12, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_02e087492850a2742019-08-09 · +3dCandidate

Name: Anvil
norm: anvil
Domain: anvil.works

Name: Anvil Accounting
norm: anvil accounting
Domain: anvilaccounting.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: May 17, 2019
Breach occurred: Apr 1, 2019 – Apr 8, 2019
Undetected for: 46 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 29, 2019
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Insider
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: insider_action

During the incident: Commenced an investigation into this matter
Working with a third-party forensic investigation firm
Notified affected clients
Provided written notice to affected individuals
Providing access to identity monitoring services for two (2) years, through Kroll
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Reported this event to law enforcement
Working with a cybersecurity consultant to further enhance security
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(87 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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Massachusetts State AGAug 9 · first

New Hampshire State AG+3d · 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/anvil-accounting-20190812.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 12, 2019
Raw hash: 2521c15030ab72ffb8025b34ede984fe1a6b5c498617522ffeb387948fc2e185

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAnvil

Victim entityAnvil Accounting

Incidentdiscovered May 17, 2019

Stated responseCommenced an investigation into this matter

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov