HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighContained

Hood & Associates CPAs, PC

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Severity

High

Discovered

—

Filed

Jun 17, 2019

To disclose

—

Affected · nationwide

7,0131 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Hood & Associates CPAs, PC →

Hood & Associates CPAs, PC reported unauthorized access to its network and email accounts between March 12, 2018 and March 24, 2019. The breach potentially affected 7,013 individuals, including one New Hampshire resident. Data accessed may include names, SSNs, DOBs, driver's licenses, and financial account numbers. The firm engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

Mar 12, 2018

Begins

Jun 17, 2019

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_96162bc071b32eb82019-06-18 · +1dVerified
Montana State AGbd_dab643b0b8b367422019-06-11 · +6dCandidate

Name: Freeman, Mathis & Gary, LLP
norm: freeman mathis gary

Name: Hood & Associates CPAs, PC
norm: hood associates cpas
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Mar 12, 2018 – Mar 24, 2019
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 11, 2019
Affected individuals: 7,013state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Worked with legal counsel and computer forensic specialists to investigate the incident
Reported the incident to law enforcement and will cooperate with any investigation
Notified potentially affected individuals
Offered 12-months of free identity theft protection services through myTrueldentity
Changes made: Made additional investments in enhanced monitoring, hardware, software, and staff training
Implemented an enhanced firewall and 24/7 monitoring
Reviewing network and email accounts to ensure documents are encrypted
Ensuring access only through dual-factor authentication
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Montana State AGJun 11 · first

New Hampshire State AG+6d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Jun 11 (MT), last Jun 18 (MA) — a 7-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/hood-associates-20190617.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 17, 2019
Raw hash: d55c5c65728c587fadd2999ac59424f60fcc1dae97419a2c2048fb066f121326

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFreeman, Mathis & Gary, LLP

Victim entityHood & Associates CPAs, PC

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseWorked with legal counsel and computer forensic specialists to investigate the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov