HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Heaton & Company PLLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 17, 2021

Filed

Jul 23, 2021

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3121 in this filing

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Heaton & Company PLLC →

Heaton & Company PLLC (dba Pinnacle Accountancy Group of Utah) notified the Idaho AG of a cybersecurity incident discovered on April 17, 2021. An unauthorized individual deleted client files and potentially accessed sensitive data including names, SSNs, and financial account numbers. 312 clients were affected (1 in Idaho). The firm engaged forensic investigators, restored systems from backups, implemented MFA, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 97 days

Apr 17, 2021

Discovered

Jul 23, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed312 affectedView incident

Name: Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP
norm: wilson elser moskowitz edelman dicker
Domain: wilsonelser.com

Name: Heaton & Company PLLC
norm: heaton
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 17, 2021
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 23, 2021
Affected individuals: 312state + 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 Idaho Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged a specialized cybersecurity firm to conduct a forensic investigation
Restored its systems in a safe and secure mode
Recovered its files from backups
Enhanced the security of its computer systems and servers
Implemented two-factor authentication
Informed law firm
Began identifying potentially affected individuals
Provided complimentary credit monitoring services through Kroll for 12 months
Changes made: Enhanced the security of its computer systems and servers
Implemented two-factor authentication
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 weeks(97 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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://ag.idaho.gov/content/uploads/2022/03/07-23-21-Heaton-Company-PLLC.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 23, 2021
Raw hash: 4ac74a8cd65d34452d171276a27d9225e4e03043d00258fc9654309eeeee15f3

Reporting entityWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Victim entityHeaton & Company PLLC

Incidentdiscovered Apr 17, 2021

Stated responseEngaged a specialized cybersecurity firm to conduct a forensic investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceag.idaho.gov