HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsBECData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

CAPITAL ACCOUNTING & TAX, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 24, 2020

Filed

May 21, 2020

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for CAPITAL ACCOUNTING & TAX, LLC →

Capital Accounting & Tax d/b/a Capital Tax Service notified the NH AG of a data incident discovered Feb 24, 2020, where fraudulent tax returns were filed using client PII (SSN, DOB, bank info). One NH resident was notified on May 21, 2020. The firm engaged forensic investigators, hardened its network, and offered 12 months of identity protection.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 87 days

Feb 24, 2020

Discovered

May 21, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

5 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

Washington State AGbd_9b9664eaefaa8b222020-05-21Candidate

Name: Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, PLLC
norm: lewis brisbois bisgaard smith

Name: CAPITAL ACCOUNTING & TAX, LLC
norm: capital accounting tax
Also named: Capital Accounting & Taxdba oflegal entity
Capital Tax Servicedba oftrade name
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 24, 2020
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 21, 2020
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 AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified IRSCollaborating with IRS fraud detection and prevention efforts
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged a computer forensic investigator to review the company’s computer network and conduct an investigation
Reached out to the IRS to identify and protect individuals
Scanning all systems for malware
Closure of all unused ports
Resetting of all passwords
Updating of routers and firewalls
Collaborating with IRS fraud detection and prevention efforts
Offering twelve (12) months of complimentary identity theft protection services to all affected persons through ID Experts
Changes made: Hardened its network
Enhanced the security of its systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(87 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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Washington State AGMay 21 · first

New Hampshire State AGMay 21 · 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/capital-accounting-tax-dba-capital-tax-service-20200521.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 21, 2020
Raw hash: 8f4bf6758e5f2f19d7b903e3d2bd8fb63bb73035cc323406df3605464f32aa23

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, PLLC

Victim entityCAPITAL ACCOUNTING & TAX, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Feb 24, 2020

Stated responseEngaged a computer forensic investigator to review the company’s computer network and conduct an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov