DisclosureLens
HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Begin & Associates, CPA

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 16, 2025

Filed

Jul 28, 2025

To disclose

12 days

Affected

38state residents only

Confidence

66%
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Begin & Associates, CPA reported an external system breach (hacking) affecting 38 Maine residents. The incident occurred between March 23 and April 13, 2025, and was discovered on July 16, 2025. The breach involved potential access to client names and Social Security numbers via the firm's tax software platform. The firm notified affected individuals on August 1, 2025, and offered 12 months of identity protection services.

Maine clockDiscovered Jul 16, 2025 → Filed with AG Jul 28, 202512d ✓ ME AG ≤30d12 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 · 115 days
discovery → filing · 12 days

Mar 23, 2025

Begins

Jul 16, 2025

Discovered

Jul 28, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed38 affectedView incident

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.