HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)LowContained

Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Apr 8, 2024

Filed

Sep 16, 2025

To disclose

18 months

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C. →

Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, PC notified consumers of a data security incident where an unauthorized actor accessed files containing names starting March 1, 2024. The firm engaged cybersecurity experts, reported to the FBI, and offered identity protection services. Notification was sent September 12, 2025.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday18 months discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 38 days

discovery → filing · 18 months / 526 days

Mar 1, 2024

Begins

Apr 8, 2024

Discovered

Sep 16, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+56 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_3272a41765ad1c162025-09-15 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_36ad14d78599ce2f2025-09-15 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_3e9b70adda1781432025-09-15 · +1dVerified
Maine State AGbd_cd22a03fb6b5a33a2025-09-15 · +1dCandidate

Name: Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C.
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Name: Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C.
norm: neubert pepe monteith
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 8, 2024
Breach occurred: Mar 1, 2024
Undetected for: 38 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 12, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported the incident to the FBI
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged cybersecurity experts to conduct an independent investigation
Reported the incident to the FBI
Offering complimentary identity protection services through Cyberscout
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 months(526 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGSep 15 · first

New Hampshire State AGSep 15 · first

Massachusetts State AGSep 15 · first

Maine State AGSep 15 · first

Vermont State AG+1d · 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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-09-16-neubert-pepe-monteith-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 16, 2025
Raw hash: 7cf62f7a3ac0b4401df5b67675df7c4ea498b115e448dfa15c8c341b67fb83c7

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNeubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C.

Victim entityNeubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C.

Incidentdiscovered Apr 8, 2024

Stated responseEngaged cybersecurity experts to conduct an independent investigation

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov