MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDEmploymentFinancial accountMediumContained

Lynn N. Talbott, JR, CPA

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 19, 2016

Filed

May 11, 2016

To disclose

22 days

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Lynn N. Talbott, JR, CPA →

Lynn N. Talbott, Jr., CPA, CVA detected suspicious activity on a work computer on April 19, 2016. Malware was found and removed on April 21, 2016. The incident potentially exposed personal information including names, SSNs, employment records, and bank account details for individuals and entities. Law enforcement and credit agencies were notified. Identity protection services were offered to affected individuals.

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California clockDiscovered Apr 19, 2016 → Notified May 16, 201627d ✓ CA 60-day OK22 days discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 22 days

Apr 19, 2016

Begins

Apr 19, 2016

Discovered

May 11, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

16 wks faster

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

Massachusetts State AGbd_fa2b743478ab21d72016-05-11Verified

Name: Lynn N. Talbott, JR, CPA
norm: lynn n talbott jr cpa
Domain: etaxdeal.com

Name: Lynn N. Talbott, JR, CPA
norm: lynn n talbott jr cpa
Domain: etaxdeal.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 19, 2016
Breach occurred: Apr 19, 2016
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 16, 2016
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDEmploymentFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the FBINotified the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)Notified the United States Secret ServiceNotified the El Dorado County Sheriff's OfficeNotified all three consumer reporting agenciesNotifying the California Attorney General's Office

During the incident: Took the computer off-line
Contacted our IT consultant
Changed potentially impacted passwords
Removed malware found on the impacted computer's hard drive
Confirmed all firewalls and security protections were properly functioning
Notified the FBI, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), United States Secret Service, El Dorado County Sheriff's Office, and all three consumer reporting agencies
Made internal system management changes
Assisting law enforcement in the identification of the cyber intruder
Notifying the California Attorney General's Office
Changes made: Made internal system management changes
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 days(22 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 27d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Apr 19, 2016
→ Notified: May 16, 2016
27d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Apr 19, 2016 → Notified: May 16, 2016	27d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGMay 11 · first

California State AGMay 11 · 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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-61797
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 11, 2016
Raw hash: 05b3e011980521a5061c911bc95ed707e3967ba6033c87c26b78e84a6dca7153

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityLynn N. Talbott, JR, CPA

Victim entityLynn N. Talbott, JR, CPA

Incidentdiscovered Apr 19, 2016

Stated responseTook the computer off-line

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov