HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsBECData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancialMediumContained

Lutz & Carr, CPAs, LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 1, 2018

Filed

Jun 7, 2018

To disclose

18 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Lutz & Carr, CPAs, LLP →

Lutz & Carr, CPAs, LLP notified the NH AG that unauthorized third parties may have accessed client personal information (names, SSNs, tax info) after the NY State Dept of Taxation flagged unusual tax returns filed for clients on Feb 1, 2018. 2 NH residents affected. Notifications sent June 7, 2018, offering 12 months credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 18 weeks / 126 days

Feb 1, 2018

Discovered

Jun 7, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

1 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_9eb1639d8a9d99132018-06-07Verified

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

Name: Lutz & Carr, CPAs, LLP
norm: lutz carr cpas
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 1, 2018
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 7, 2018
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Cooperating with the New York State Department of Taxation and FinanceCooperating with the IRS
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged computer experts to investigate if its systems were at risk
Cooperating with the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance and the IRS in their investigations
Taking steps to continue to secure clients' information, including evaluating ways to enhance their security measures
Changes made: Evaluating ways to enhance their security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 weeks(126 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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Massachusetts State AGJun 7 · first

New Hampshire State AGJun 7 · 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/lutz-20180607.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 7, 2018
Raw hash: 747854af06f026dd1363c8415eceeef0449dcddc00cd967ca412136909e597a3

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Victim entityLutz & Carr, CPAs, LLP

Incidentdiscovered Feb 1, 2018

Stated responseEngaged computer experts to investigate if its systems were at risk

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov