HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Butler Tax & Accounting

bd_7e6164df3d62eeac · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 3, 2025

Filed

Dec 22, 2025

To disclose

46 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Butler Tax & Accounting →2 incidents on file

Butler Tax & Accounting notified Washington AG that an unknown individual accessed a third-party software provider portal on Feb 3, 2025, downloading client personal information. The incident was confirmed on Oct 27, 2025. No internal systems were compromised. Affected data likely includes PII and government IDs (tax forms). 12-month credit monitoring offered.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d46 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 46 weeks / 322 days

Feb 3, 2025

Begins

Feb 3, 2025

Discovered

Oct 27, 2025

Scope determined

Dec 22, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+28 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

Iowa State AGbd_828b6c119cd6cc562025-12-22Verified
Texas State AGbd_aba16d7919bebd602025-12-29 · +7dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_9fec4206a28ad9f52026-01-01 · +10dVerified
Delaware State AGbd_7331454e88549b3f2025-11-18 · +34dCandidate

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Nebraska State AGbd_d2603025891cde9f2025-11-18 · +34dVerified

Name: Butler Tax & Accounting
norm: butler tax accounting

Name: Butler Tax & Accounting
norm: butler tax accounting
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 3, 2025
Breach occurred: Feb 3, 2025
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Oct 27, 2025
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1195 Supply Chain CompromiseT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified by the Utah State Tax Commission
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Launched an immediate investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals
Performed a comprehensive investigation into the security of our environment
Offering complimentary access to Experian IdentityWorksSM Credit 3B for 12 months
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify our practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of your personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 46 weeks(322 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Delaware State AGNov 18 · first

Nebraska State AGNov 18 · first

Iowa State AG+34d

Washington State AG+34d · this page

Texas State AG+41d

Illinois State AG+44d

Pattern: first filing Nov 18 (DE), last Jan 1 (IL) — a 44-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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA35951.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 22, 2025
Raw hash: 9106c076fda3475c136948a94419dbc72a9d63303c2887027f139d124f7f9927

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityButler Tax & Accounting

Victim entityButler Tax & Accounting

Incidentdiscovered Feb 3, 2025

Stated responseLaunched an immediate investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com