HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Blair & Associates

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 30, 2015

Filed

May 18, 2015

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Blair & Associates →

Blair & Associates, LLC notified clients that unauthorized access to its systems exposed personal information, including Social Security numbers, during the 2015 tax filing season. Forensic experts identified the compromise on March 30, 2015. The firm reported the incident to the IRS, engaged forensic experts, strengthened network security, and offered one year of complimentary identity protection through Experian.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 49 days

Mar 30, 2015

Discovered

May 18, 2015

Filed

vs. sector median

11 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_8b8ea68ff627b5682015-05-18Verified

Name: Blair & Associates
norm: blair associates
Domain: blaircparva.com

Name: Blair & Associates
norm: blair associates
Domain: blaircparva.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 30, 2015
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 13, 2015
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Reported this situation to the IRS
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged computer forensics experts to analyze our systems
Reported this situation to the IRS
Taken steps to strengthen the security of our network
Engaged Experian to offer complimentary Fraud Resolution and identity protection for one-year
Changes made: Taken steps to strengthen the security of our network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(49 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 AGMay 18 · first

South Carolina State AGMay 18 · 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://consumer.sc.gov/sites/consumer/files/Documents/Business%20Resources%20Laws/Related%20Laws/Breaches/2015/BlairandAssociates%2CLLC.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 18, 2015
Raw hash: 54f7247f389108fa0d904d94d8b705ead3921922740872c465eb23ff63a07547

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBlair & Associates

Victim entityBlair & Associates

Incidentdiscovered Mar 30, 2015

Stated responseEngaged computer forensics experts to analyze our systems

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov