HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancialMediumContained

DLD

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 20, 2017

Filed

Apr 17, 2017

To disclose

28 days

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for DLD →

DLD Accountancy, LLP experienced a cyber-attack on March 3, 2017, discovered on March 20, 2017. An unknown third party accessed the firm's Lacerte 2015 tax software, exposing clients' names, addresses, SSNs, and compensation data. The firm engaged forensics, notified law enforcement and the IRS, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 17 days

discovery → filing · 28 days

Mar 3, 2017

Begins

Mar 20, 2017

Discovered

Apr 17, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

15 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.ConfirmedView incident

Name: DLD
norm: dld
Domain: dldcpas.com

Name: DLD
norm: dld
Domain: dldcpas.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 20, 2017
Breach occurred: Mar 3, 2017
Undetected for: 17 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Reported the incident to law enforcementThe IRS is also aware of the incident

During the incident: Undertaking an internal investigation of the matter
Reported the incident to law enforcement
Notified the IRS
Engaged forensic team
Implemented data management protocols and security measures
Changes made: Implemented data management protocols and security measures to help prevent this type of incident from recurring
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 days(28 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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/sb24-67648
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 17, 2017
Raw hash: 2bfed5a5b5a5d240a15ccd78dbc8d84d70c541b69643707fab482f6fbba940bb

Reporting entityDLD

Victim entityDLD

Incidentdiscovered Mar 20, 2017

Stated responseUndertaking an internal investigation of the matter

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov