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HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Wear, Howell, Strickland, Quinn and Law, CPAs

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 24, 2025

Filed

Oct 6, 2025

To disclose

32 weeks

Affected

10state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for Wear, Howell, Strickland, Quinn and Law, CPAs →

Wear, Howell, Strickland, Quinn and Law, CPAs notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a data security incident affecting 10 state residents. An unknown actor gained unauthorized access to the firm's network between February 11 and 19, 2025. The investigation determined that names and Social Security numbers may have been accessed. The firm retained forensic experts, notified law enforcement, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring and identity protection services to affected individuals.

Incident timeline

undetected · 13 days
discovery → filing · 32 weeks / 224 days

Feb 11, 2025

Begins

Feb 24, 2025

Discovered

Oct 6, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+12 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗
Nebraska State AGOct 6 · first
Vermont State AGOct 6 · first
Montana State AGOct 6 · first
New Hampshire State AGOct 6 · first · 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.