HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

R. David Wheeler, CPA P.C.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Dec 15, 2023

To disclose

—

Affected

12state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for R. David Wheeler, CPA P.C. →

R. David Wheeler, CPA P.C. notified 12 New Hampshire residents of a data security incident on December 15, 2023. The firm investigated, notified federal law enforcement, and reviewed security policies. Affected individuals were offered complimentary credit monitoring through Experian and guidance on identity theft protection. The incident involved unauthorized access to personal information.

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Dec 15, 2023

Filed

No interval is drawn: no breach start or discovery date is on record for this filing.

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

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_5078e439f1b0b4402023-12-15Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_ab16519f66f5f3412023-12-15Verified

Name: R. David Wheeler, CPA P.C.
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Name: R. David Wheeler, CPA P.C.
norm: r david wheeler cpa
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: —
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 15, 2023
Affected individuals: 12state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: notified federal law enforcement regarding the eventproviding written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators, as necessary
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Moved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident
Assess the security of RDW systems
Identify potentially affected individuals
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Reviewed policies and procedures to reduce the risk of a similar event from occurring in the future
Providing access to credit monitoring services for , through Experian, to individuals whose personal information was potentially affected by this incident, at no cost to these individuals
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing individuals with information on how to place a fraud alert and security freeze on one’s credit file
Providing information on protecting against tax fraud
Providing the contact details for the national consumer reporting agencies
Providing information on how to obtain a free credit report
Providing a reminder to remain vigilant for incidents of fraud and identity theft by reviewing account statements and monitoring free credit reports
Encouragement to contact the Federal Trade Commission, their state Attorney General, and law enforcement to report attempted or actual identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators, as necessary
Changes made: Reviewed policies and procedures to reduce the risk of a similar event from occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

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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Maine State AGDec 15 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 15 · first

New Hampshire State AGDec 15 · first · this page

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Leak-site claim

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Press / market report

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State AG / regulator filingThis record

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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/r-david-wheeler-cpa-20231215.pdf
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Filed at: Dec 15, 2023
Raw hash: f3a830fa029d2d8660b957b465980ae23fd94182f5906b25e3178baf61ca94f5

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityR. David Wheeler, CPA P.C.

Victim entityR. David Wheeler, CPA P.C.

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseMoved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov