HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedPIICredentialsLowResolved

HintonBurdick CPA & Advisors

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Mar 11, 2019

Filed

May 10, 2019

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

11state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for HintonBurdick CPA & Advisors →

HintonBurdick CPA & Advisors notified clients of unauthorized access to employee email accounts between Feb 5 and Mar 5, 2019. An attacker accessed accounts and sent emails containing client data. The firm engaged a cybersecurity firm, secured accounts, and offered one year of Experian IdentityWorks. Investigation concluded March 11, 2019.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 34 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 60 days

Feb 5, 2019

Begins

Mar 11, 2019

Discovered

May 10, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

10 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_810fa1e7eb5a95322019-05-18 · +8dVerified
Montana State AGbd_20bb7cfd176749dd2019-06-18 · +39dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_d1f1ba59b9d043452019-06-19 · +40dVerified

Name: HintonBurdick CPA & Advisors
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Name: HintonBurdick CPA & Advisors
norm: hintonburdick cpa advisors
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 11, 2019
Breach occurred: Feb 5, 2019 – Mar 5, 2019
Undetected for: 34 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 10, 2019
Affected individuals: 11state-resident count only
Data types: PIICredentials
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to secure the accounts
Launched an investigation
A cyber security firm was engaged to assist
Arranged for you to receive a complimentary one-year membership of Experian’s IdentityWorks
Changes made: Implemented additional training and security steps to enhance the existing security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(60 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 3 states

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Montana State AGMay 10 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+8d

Montana State AG+39d

Massachusetts State AG+40d

Pattern: first filing May 10 (MT), last Jun 19 (MA) — a 40-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-Notice-4.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 10, 2019
Raw hash: 16f92f940407a8173f57494a213c0d300187404b4d5281b7093a4a25933b74c1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityHintonBurdick CPA & Advisors

Victim entityHintonBurdick CPA & Advisors

Incidentdiscovered Mar 11, 2019

Stated responseTook steps to secure the accounts

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov