HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 14, 2021

Filed

Dec 23, 2021

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

14 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP →3 incidents on file

Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP, a CPA firm, experienced a cyber-attack between September 9 and September 14, 2021. The firm identified unusual activity on September 14, 2021. Investigation determined that certain folders were potentially copied from the network. Affected data included names and Social Security numbers. The firm secured systems, engaged in investigation, notified law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 100 days

Sep 9, 2021

Begins

Sep 14, 2021

Discovered

Dec 23, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 14 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_fe7ff9406b3d84b52021-12-23Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_d49aa6ed3a29cb852021-12-30 · +7dCandidate
Illinois State AGbd_4ca2f4bf626ba7842022-01-01 · +9dVerified by operator
Illinois State AGbd_b948cb01797f5c682022-01-01 · +9dVerified by operator

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New Hampshire State AGbd_dc257a34b7ba545b2021-12-13 · +10dCandidate
Maine State AGbd_00d5fa6870ea93e52022-01-14 · +22dVerified by operator
HHS OCRbd_71aaa352a3e9414c2022-01-14 · +22dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_16550a4253a57f542022-01-18 · +26dVerified
Maine State AGbd_779b13ee69ec1ed02022-02-16 · +55dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_ca716d2f1dfb300c2022-03-29 · +96dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 13 linked disclosures.

Name: Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP
norm: fiondella milone lasaracina
Domain: fmlcpas.com

Name: Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP
norm: fiondella milone lasaracina
Domain: fmlcpas.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 14, 2021
Breach occurred: Sep 9, 2021 – Sep 14, 2021
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported this incident to federal law enforcementNotifying relevant regulatory authorities

During the incident: Took steps to secure our systems
Commenced a comprehensive investigation
Reported this incident to federal law enforcement
Notifying relevant regulatory authorities
Offering access to 12/24 months of credit monitoring and identity protection services at no cost
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing existing policies and procedures
Implementing additional safeguards to further secure the information in our systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 weeks(100 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 5 states

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New Hampshire State AGDec 13 · first

Maine State AG+10d

California State AG+10d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+17d

Illinois State AG+19d

Maine State AG+32d

HHS OCR+32d

New Hampshire State AG+36d

Maine State AG+65d

California State AG+106d

Pattern: first filing Dec 13 (NH), last Mar 29 (CA) — a 106-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 13 — the full spread may be wider.

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/sb24-548858
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 23, 2021
Raw hash: ca5e1a08a7efb10cd423da34fa89ef5b5baacc0fcc6b1124245a51b70cd8d9e6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP

Victim entityFiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP

Incidentdiscovered Sep 14, 2021

Stated responseTook steps to secure our systems

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov