HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsBECTargetedMulti-Stage ChainData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountPIIMediumContained

Wheeler & Egger, CPAs

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 15, 2016

Filed

Sep 12, 2016

To disclose

28 days

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Wheeler & Egger, CPAs →

Wheeler and Egger, CPAs, LLC notified clients of a data breach where attackers hacked the firm's system between Aug 3-9, 2016, filing 45 fraudulent tax returns. Discovered Aug 15, 2016. Exposed data included names, SSNs, DOBs, and bank info. Firm engaged IT consultants, removed malware, notified law enforcement (FBI, IRS, Secret Service) and credit bureaus, and provided 1 year of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 12 days

discovery → filing · 28 days

Aug 3, 2016

Begins

Aug 15, 2016

Discovered

Sep 12, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

15 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_1a0b44c384a5de162016-09-13 · +1dVerified
California State AGbd_8e1c0502d77c41512016-09-11 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_d47a9b3a7130cd502016-09-11 · +1dVerified

Name: Wheeler & Egger, CPAs
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Name: Wheeler & Egger, CPAs
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Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 15, 2016
Breach occurred: Aug 3, 2016 – Aug 9, 2016
Undetected for: 12 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 13, 2016
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountPII
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified IRS, FTB, FBI, FDIC and US Secret ServiceFiled Police Report with FBI’s online Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)Notified all three consumer reporting agenciesNotified offices of applicable State Attorney Generals
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: The malware on the impacted computers’ hard drives has been removed
We have made internal software system management changes
All network firewalls, computers and security protections are confirmed to be properly functioning
The IRS, FTB, FBI, FDIC and the US Secret Service have been made aware of the 45 fraudulent filings
The Police Report with the FBI’s online Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) was updated
All three consumer reporting agencies have been notified
We have notified the offices of the applicable State Attorney Generals
Changes made: Both IT firms will continue working together with us to prevent a future data breach
Providing one year of complimentary credit monitoring through AllClear ID
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 days(28 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

California State AGSep 11 · first

New Hampshire State AGSep 11 · first

South Carolina State AG+1d · this page

Montana State AG+2d

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/2016/WheelerEgger.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 12, 2016
Raw hash: 7a2c45095653de51312798a57e3d127dcc7af46851606f5669a0d73d67ded7f2

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWheeler & Egger, CPAs

Victim entityWheeler & Egger, CPAs

Incidentdiscovered Aug 15, 2016

Stated responseThe malware on the impacted computers’ hard drives has been removed

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov