Social EngineeringProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesPhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Shelton & Company, CPAs, P.C.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 15, 2024

Filed

Dec 10, 2024

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2,1662 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Shelton & Company, CPAs, P.C. →

Shelton & Company, CPAs, P.C., a Virginia-based accounting firm, reported a data security incident affecting 2,166 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. The incident involved unauthorized access to an employee email account, likely via phishing, resulting in the exposure of names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. The firm notified affected individuals on December 9, 2024, and offered credit monitoring services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 15, 2024 → Filed with AG Dec 10, 2024117d ✗ ME AG >90d17 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 117 days

Aug 15, 2024

Begins

Aug 15, 2024

Discovered

Dec 10, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

1 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

Montana State AGbd_c50d0393d3bfc2952024-12-09 · +1dCandidate
Vermont State AGbd_caac138267f80b582024-12-09 · +1dVerified

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: Shelton & Company, CPAs, P.C.
norm: shelton company cpas
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 15, 2024
Breach occurred: Aug 15, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 9, 2024
Affected individuals: 2,166state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Took steps to secure its environment
Launched an investigation
Engaged an independent team to conduct a comprehensive review
Offered individuals complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services through IDX by Zerofox
Changes made: Implemented additional technical security measures throughout the environment
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(117 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 117dME resident >60d · 116d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Aug 15, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Dec 10, 2024
117d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Aug 15, 2024
→ Notified: Dec 9, 2024
116d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 15, 2024 → Filed with AG: Dec 10, 2024	117d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Aug 15, 2024 → Notified: Dec 9, 2024	116d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗

Montana State AGDec 9 · first

Vermont State AGDec 9 · first

Maine 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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/50bc25f6-e2a1-4ac8-8e00-0f613abc6c24.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 10, 2024
Raw hash: 27920ef0a8c5b9fd052bce738f13802aecded15186ab22229ff1117b1a8407b6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityShelton & Company, CPAs, P.C.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 15, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to secure its environment

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov