HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Ritch, Greenberg & Hassan, P.C.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 25, 2022

Filed

Aug 1, 2022

To disclose

18 weeks

Affected

22state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Ritch, Greenberg & Hassan, P.C. →2 incidents on file

Ritch, Greenberg & Hassan, P.C. notified the NH AG of a cyber incident where unauthorized access to client tax returns occurred via a different firm's EFIN. 22 NH residents affected. Data included names, SSNs, bank info, and driver's licenses. Notification sent July 27, 2022.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 18 weeks / 129 days

Mar 25, 2022

Discovered

Aug 1, 2022

Filed

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+1 wks slower

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

Maine State AGbd_18bd72d649d8d7312022-07-28 · +4dCandidate

Name: Ritch, Greenberg & Hassan, P.C.
norm: ritch greenberg hassan
Domain: rghcpa.com

Name: Ritch, Greenberg & Hassan, P.C.
norm: ritch greenberg hassan
Domain: rghcpa.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 25, 2022
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 27, 2022
Affected individuals: 22state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to review network security
Contacted law enforcement
Began an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Provided notice to a small group of known compromised individuals
Compiled a list of clients potentially impacted
Offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services for twelve (12) months
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 weeks(129 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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Maine State AGJul 28 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d · 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/ritch-greenburg-hassan-20220801.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 1, 2022
Raw hash: 9707c342191484761fac27c272bfa58ba5ebead56cb5aa040edf064cdcd16f26

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityRitch, Greenberg & Hassan, P.C.

Victim entityRitch, Greenberg & Hassan, P.C.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 25, 2022

Stated responseTook steps to review network security

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov