HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Edwards CPA Group P.C.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 2, 2024

Filed

Sep 27, 2024

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected · nationwide

6427 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Edwards CPA Group P.C. →

Edwards CPA Group P.C. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring June 2-3, 2024, discovered June 2, 2024. 642 individuals affected, including 7 Maine residents. Data involved names, addresses, birthdates, and SSNs. No evidence of data removal or misuse found. Remediation included migrating to cloud-based tax prep, resetting passwords, and engaging a new MSP with SOC monitoring. Identity theft protection offered.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 2, 2024 → Filed with AG Sep 27, 2024117d ✗ ME AG >90d17 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 · 17 weeks / 117 days

Jun 2, 2024

Begins

Jun 2, 2024

Discovered

Sep 27, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_e682c52d471ea6f62024-10-01 · +4dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_dfbc29628b0c75d62024-10-10 · +13dVerified

Name: Edwards CPA Group P.C.
norm: edwards cpa

Name: Edwards CPA Group P.C.
norm: edwards cpa
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 2, 2024
Breach occurred: Jun 2, 2024 – Jun 3, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 27, 2024
Affected individuals: 642state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Commenced an investigation with assistance from third party cybersecurity experts
Offering identify theft protection services through IDX
Changes made: Migrated to a cloud-based tax preparation solution
Reset all passwords
Changed to a new cybersecurity and IT managed services provider with 24/7/365 SOC monitoring
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(117 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 117d
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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jun 2, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Sep 27, 2024
117d 90 days ME AG >90d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 2, 2024 → Filed with AG: Sep 27, 2024	117d	90 days	ME AG >90d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Maine State AGSep 27 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+4d

New Hampshire State AG+13d

Pattern: first filing Sep 27 (ME), last Oct 10 (NH) — a 13-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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/89bddfe4-122f-4f6e-b6b5-4bac20ad6bc6.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 27, 2024
Raw hash: 32e6ce9927495d3122885ca6f646037121794aa629f5820ec212835c2eb27dd6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityEdwards CPA Group P.C.

Victim entityEdwards CPA Group P.C.

Incidentdiscovered Jun 2, 2024

Stated responseCommenced an investigation with assistance from third party cybersecurity experts

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov