HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedWire FraudIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Lance Soll & Lunghard, LLC

bd_bb5e4b38a60ded15 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 27, 2026

Filed

Jun 15, 2026

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Lance Soll & Lunghard, LLC →

Lance Soll & Lunghard, LLC, a tax preparation firm, disclosed a data incident where an unauthorized actor accessed an employee's workstation from March 19, 2026, to April 27, 2026. The actor filed fraudulent tax returns using client names and Social Security Numbers to defraud government authorities. The incident was contained on April 27, 2026. Affected individuals were offered credit monitoring. The IRS and law enforcement were notified.

J jump to incidentP pin to compareR raw source

Massachusetts clock⏱ MA AG >30d7 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 39 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 49 days

Mar 19, 2026

Begins

Apr 27, 2026

Discovered

Jun 15, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1 affectedView incident

Name: Lance Soll & Lunghard, LLC
norm: lance soll lunghard

Name: Lance Soll & Lunghard, LLC
norm: lance soll lunghard
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 27, 2026
Breach occurred: Mar 19, 2026 – Apr 27, 2026
Undetected for: 39 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 15, 2026
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: reported this matter to the appropriate regulatory authorities, including the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and law enforcementnotified the IRS and have since worked closely with state tax authorities
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Changed passwords
Obtaining a new EFIN
Engaging cybersecurity and privacy professionals to assist in our response
Notified the IRS
Worked closely with state tax authorities
Changes made: Analyzing the information involved
Exploring what additional measures we can implement to enhance our already robust security protections
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(49 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: MA AG >30d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

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://www.mass.gov/doc/2026-980-lance-soll-lunghard-llc/download
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 15, 2026
Raw hash: 31bc7b2f4188e18bfac2649ac1c37aa577d9058f5adabd2622ccd8ba4334ed05

Reporting entityLance Soll & Lunghard, LLC

Victim entityLance Soll & Lunghard, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Apr 27, 2026

Stated responseChanged passwords

ComplianceMA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.mass.gov