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

SJ Associates NYC, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 1, 2021

Filed

Aug 3, 2021

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for SJ Associates NYC, LLC →

SJ Associates NYC, LLC notified the New Hampshire Attorney General on August 3, 2021, of a data security incident discovered on June 1, 2021. The incident involved a limited number of clients whose tax returns were fraudulently filed using SJA's software. Three New Hampshire residents were affected. The organization hired forensic investigators, reset passwords, and offered credit monitoring services. The investigation was ongoing, and no system compromise was confirmed.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 63 days

Jun 1, 2021

Discovered

Aug 3, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_028f092d82a413272021-08-03Verified
Montana State AGbd_280529528ade56b62021-08-03Verified
Maine State AGbd_28bb355306e6ea562021-08-03Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_32c26603f82331eb2021-08-03Verified

Name: SJ Associates NYC, LLC
norm: sj associates nyc

Name: SJ Associates NYC, LLC
norm: sj associates nyc
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 1, 2021
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 3, 2021
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement, state tax authorities, and the IRS
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Hired an independent computer forensic investigator
Notified its clients
Offered twelve (12) months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services
Reset all passwords
Working with the IRS to produce a list of all clients and their dependents
Changes made: Working with its forensic investigator to determine other ways they can further enhance their cybersecurity protocols
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(63 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGAug 3 · first

Montana State AGAug 3 · first

Maine State AGAug 3 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 3 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 3 · first · 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/ryan-specialty-20210803.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 3, 2021
Raw hash: 4dc1e9610da5bfcfc90e48b793dbde417aa84cb9855b7d24415d46a06fc08806

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySJ Associates NYC, LLC

Victim entitySJ Associates NYC, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jun 1, 2021

Stated responseHired an independent computer forensic investigator

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov