Social EngineeringProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesPhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

The Tax Specialists

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 21, 2018

Filed

Nov 23, 2018

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for The Tax Specialists →

The Tax Specialists notified Montana AG that a client email account was compromised, potentially exposing names, addresses, SSNs, DOBs, and bank account info. The company engaged forensic investigators and offered one year of credit monitoring via TransUnion. No evidence of misuse was found.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 33 days

Oct 21, 2018

Discovered

Nov 23, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

15 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_bab91bcfbbe47c022018-11-29 · +6dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_750733763af9f39d2018-12-03 · +10dVerified

Name: The Tax Specialists
norm: the tax specialists

Name: The Tax Specialists
norm: the tax specialists
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 21, 2018
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 20, 2018
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Worked very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Completed extensive forensic investigation and manual document review
Offering complimentary one-year membership in myTrueldentity provided by TransUnion Interactive
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(33 days from discovery to filing)
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 AGNov 23 · first · this page

California State AG+6d

Massachusetts State AG+10d

Pattern: first filing Nov 23 (MT), last Dec 3 (MA) — a 10-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Breach-NotificationDetails-83.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 23, 2018
Raw hash: eeb9a470c1637bf3a08031815cbd35eb03a922771973adca1495e485e3c8d899

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Tax Specialists

Victim entityThe Tax Specialists

Incidentdiscovered Oct 21, 2018

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov