HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Jeff Anderson & Associates PA

bd_685ea336212807ca · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 1, 2025

Filed

Feb 26, 2026

To disclose

25 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Jeff Anderson & Associates PA →

Jeff Anderson & Associates PA notified consumers of a data breach where an unauthorized party gained access to computer systems on September 18, 2025, via a vulnerability in firewall protection technology. The firm detected suspicious activity in September 2025. Data was copied, but there is no evidence it was made public. The firm engaged cybersecurity specialists, secured systems, notified law enforcement, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday25 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

Sep 18, 2025

Begins

Feb 26, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+7 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_116d30fdd32f2efd2026-02-26Verified
California State AGbd_4d61d64c2f99c4152026-02-11 · +15dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_17b24dde1fc4edb52025-12-19 · +69dCandidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_91b364a07fe72e9c2025-12-19 · +69dVerified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_9349aef66b4cf91e2025-12-19 · +69dVerified

Name: Jeff Anderson & Associates PA
norm: jeff anderson associates
Domain: andersonsadvocates.com

Name: Jeff Anderson & Associates PA
norm: jeff anderson associates
Domain: andersonsadvocates.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 1, 2025
Breach occurred: Sep 18, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 26, 2026
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged leading cybersecurity specialists to investigate and determine the nature and scope of the incident
Took immediate steps to secure our systems
Notified law enforcement
Offering complimentary credit monitoring services for 24 months through Experian
Changes made: Implemented additional safeguards to help prevent a similar event in the future
Continues to undergo regular and thorough cybersecurity vulnerability testing and assessments from third-party experts
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 25 weeks(178 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGDec 19 · first

New Hampshire State AGDec 19 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 19 · first

California State AG+54d

California State AG+69d

Vermont State AG+69d · this page

Pattern: first filing Dec 19 (IN), last Feb 26 (VT) — a 69-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2026-02-26-jeff-anderson-associates-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 26, 2026
Raw hash: 2db88e1f20df434e185460dbfc20a98aeb50eff5151699eb557a3e5040353abe

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityJeff Anderson & Associates PA

Victim entityJeff Anderson & Associates PA

Incidentdiscovered Sep 1, 2025

Stated responseEngaged leading cybersecurity specialists to investigate and determine the nature and scope of the incident

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov