HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighContained

HRB Tax Group, Inc.

bd_c0bc38fd204f3db0 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 9, 2024

Filed

Dec 19, 2024

To disclose

19 weeks

Affected · nationwide

23,06724 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for HRB Tax Group, Inc. →4 incidents on file

HRB Tax Group, Inc. reported a data breach where an unauthorized third party used stolen PII from external sources to access client accounts between May 13 and August 7, 2024. Discovered August 9, 2024, the incident affected 23,067 individuals, including 24 in Maine. Data accessed included names, SSNs, and financial info. Notices sent November 26, 2024, offering 24 months of identity protection.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 9, 2024 → Filed with AG Dec 19, 2024132d ✗ ME AG >90d19 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 88 days

discovery → filing · 19 weeks / 132 days

May 13, 2024

Begins

Aug 9, 2024

Discovered

Dec 19, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+11 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Washington State AGbd_981c4914b3bfe8e12024-12-19Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_151afb34a6a389282024-12-27 · +8dVerified
California State AGbd_1d95c96ac571a1432024-12-27 · +8dVerified
Montana State AGbd_5b24df076e62252a2024-10-03 · +77dCandidate

Name: HRB Tax Group, Inc.
norm: hrb tax
Industry: Financial Services

Name: HRB Tax Group, Inc.
norm: hrb tax
Industry: Financial Services
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 9, 2024
Breach occurred: May 13, 2024 – Aug 7, 2024
Undetected for: 88 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 26, 2024
Affected individuals: 23,067state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged third-party cybersecurity firm to assist with the investigation
Promptly terminated the unauthorized access
Took proactive measures designed to limit future unauthorized access
Changes made: Offered 24 months of credit and CyberScan monitoring through IDX
Provided a $1,000,000 insurance reimbursement policy
Provided fully managed identity theft recovery services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 weeks(132 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 132dME resident >60d · 109d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Aug 9, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Dec 19, 2024
132d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Aug 9, 2024
→ Notified: Nov 26, 2024
109d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 9, 2024 → Filed with AG: Dec 19, 2024	132d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Aug 9, 2024 → Notified: Nov 26, 2024	109d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Montana State AGOct 3 · first

Washington State AG+77d

Maine State AG+77d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+85d

California State AG+85d

Pattern: first filing Oct 3 (MT), last Dec 27 (CA) — a 85-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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/c5ee32e6-4175-4c55-90fc-561fda3074d4.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 19, 2024
Raw hash: c1ca31e24ad460d052917f33dfee4c96a853e11e250379815ed035595dff0975

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityHRB Tax Group, Inc.

Victim entityHRB Tax Group, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 9, 2024

Stated responseEngaged third-party cybersecurity firm to assist with the investigation

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov