HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

DEBOER INCOME TAX, INC.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Feb 17, 2017

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for DEBOER INCOME TAX, INC. →

DeBoer Income Tax, Inc. notified clients on February 17, 2017, of a potential data breach after observing an increased rate of IRS e-file rejections due to Social Security numbers being used in other tax returns. An investigation by Computer Reality identified attacks on their systems but could not confirm if access was gained or what records were exposed. The company reconfigured systems and passwords. Affected data may include Social Security numbers, names, and bank account information.

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Incident timeline — partial

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Breach window unknown

Feb 17, 2017

Filed

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Compliance clocks stay unassessable until a regulatory filing lands. Dashed segments fill in automatically when corroboration arrives.

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

Name: DEBOER INCOME TAX, INC.
norm: deboer income tax

Name: DEBOER INCOME TAX, INC.
norm: deboer income tax
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: —
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 17, 2017
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)Financial account
Attack vector: Unknown
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Shared investigation findings with IRS partnerWorking with IRS to resolve identity theft issues

During the incident: Engaged data security team Computer Reality to investigate the breach
Reconfigured all computer systems from the bottom up with new IP addresses and new IDs and Passwords
Shared investigation findings with IRS partner
Working with IRS to submit mail in tax returns with attached affidavit for affected clients
Changes made: Reconfigured all computer systems from the bottom up with new IP addresses and new IDs and Passwords
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

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/sb24-66415
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 17, 2017
Raw hash: 65a5b3a79b8536e8e2e569cd6a8b7a79ec9024b0cef70886a85d33b2b54b5dcf

Reporting entityDEBOER INCOME TAX, INC.

Victim entityDEBOER INCOME TAX, INC.

IncidentUnknown

Stated responseEngaged data security team Computer Reality to investigate the breach

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov