HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumActive

Ken Waterman, CPA

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 30, 2016

Filed

May 3, 2016

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Ken Waterman, CPA →

Ken Waterman CPA, PC experienced a data security incident where unauthorized access occurred to files containing tax filing information, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, wage information, and some bank account details. The firm discovered the incident on March 30, 2016, and engaged forensic experts and law enforcement. Identity monitoring services were provided to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 3 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 34 days

Mar 27, 2016

Begins

Mar 30, 2016

Discovered

May 3, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

14 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

Montana State AGbd_d67e54782d195f642016-05-03Candidate

Name: Ken Waterman, CPA
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Name: Ken Waterman, CPA
norm: ken waterman cpa
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 30, 2016
Breach occurred: Mar 27, 2016
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Engaged independent, third-party forensic computer experts to assist
Engaged Kroll to provide identity monitoring services at no cost to you for one year
Informed law enforcement about this incident and are cooperating with their investigation
Changes made: Strengthening our firewalls
Adding additional monitoring capabilities
Reviewing our policies and procedures to ensure information in our control is appropriately protected
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(34 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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Montana State AGMay 3 · first

California State AGMay 3 · 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/sb24-61628
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 3, 2016
Raw hash: 22d57e9ac7ca33e23b6a8ee81a1f74f9b0f9f89ea01d4aa371a4c78385918a51

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKen Waterman, CPA

Victim entityKen Waterman, CPA

Incidentdiscovered Mar 30, 2016

Stated responseEngaged independent, third-party forensic computer experts to assist

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov