HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Waller & Associates, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 1, 2018

Filed

Jun 29, 2018

To disclose

21 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Waller & Associates, Inc. →2 incidents on file

Waller & Associates, Inc. notified clients of a data breach where unauthorized actors accessed tax return data, including SSNs and financial info, between April 2016 and Feb 2018. Discovered in Feb 2018. The firm engaged forensic investigators, reported to the IRS, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 643 days

discovery → filing · 21 weeks / 148 days

Apr 29, 2016

Begins

Feb 1, 2018

Discovered

Jun 29, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

+3 wks slower

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

New Hampshire State AGbd_91b84a7989a4cfb82018-06-29Verified

Name: Waller & Associates, Inc.
norm: waller associates

Name: Waller & Associates, Inc.
norm: waller associates
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 1, 2018
Breach occurred: Apr 29, 2016 – Feb 21, 2018
Undetected for: 643 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 29, 2018
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Reported the issue to the IRSCooperating with IRS investigation
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Investigated with the support of a third-party forensic investigation firm
Promptly reported the issue to the IRS
Cooperating with their investigation
Offering 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services through AllClear ID
Changes made: Reviewing existing security measures
Working to implement additional safeguards
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 weeks(148 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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New Hampshire State AGJun 29 · first

Montana State AGJun 29 · 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/Waller-Assoc.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 29, 2018
Raw hash: 60ed00f8795d6a19c0e7c0e4d65b8ed8700e193b4e0228121e221ef61c193c76

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWaller & Associates, Inc.

Victim entityWaller & Associates, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Feb 1, 2018

Stated responseInvestigated with the support of a third-party forensic investigation firm

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov