HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDPHIHealth (basic)MediumContained

Smith & James, CPAs

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 9, 2026

Filed

May 28, 2026

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Smith & James, CPAs →

Smith & James, CPAs experienced unauthorized access to its email environment on March 5, 2026, discovered on March 9, 2026. An unknown actor accessed and acquired personal information including names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, medical information, and health insurance information. The firm engaged cybersecurity experts, secured its network, and notified the IRS. Affected individuals are offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 4 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 80 days

Mar 5, 2026

Begins

Mar 9, 2026

Discovered

May 28, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Nebraska State AGbd_296f89322137575e2026-05-28Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_460b81ff933cea162026-05-28Verified

Name: Smith & James, CPAs
norm: smith james cpas

Name: Smith & James, CPAs
norm: smith james cpas
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 9, 2026
Breach occurred: Mar 5, 2026
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 28, 2026
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDPHIHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported this incident to the Internal Revenue Service

During the incident: Took steps to secure our network
Engaged cybersecurity experts to investigate
Performed a comprehensive review of the potentially affected data
Implemented measures to enhance our network security
Reported this incident to the Internal Revenue Service
Offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance our network security and minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(80 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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Nebraska State AGMay 28 · first

Massachusetts State AGMay 28 · first

California State AGMay 28 · 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/sb24-624055
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 28, 2026
Raw hash: 7337086e8b45423e4817de95ecf8005bceb462daddee797f9332c1e9a2867a37

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySmith & James, CPAs

Victim entitySmith & James, CPAs

Incidentdiscovered Mar 9, 2026

Stated responseTook steps to secure our network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov