MalwareFinancial ServicesFinanceRansomwareData EncryptedTargetedFinancial accountIdentity (basic)Government IDPIIMediumContained

Moser Wealth Advisors

bd_c81d1fe09b71c292 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 8, 2024

Filed

Aug 28, 2024

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

750state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for Moser Wealth Advisors →

Moser Wealth Advisors reported a ransomware incident affecting 750 Washington residents. Unauthorized access occurred between June 27 and July 8, 2024. The breach involved encryption of data and potential compromise of PII including SSNs. The company engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d7 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 · 11 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 51 days

Jun 27, 2024

Begins

Jul 8, 2024

Discovered

Aug 28, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siterhysidabd_445311df1d9e1ba22024-08-11 · +17dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_60a2a25bd69ee25f2024-08-28Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_6abf3b293e6a0ec72024-08-28Verified by operator
Montana State AGbd_383a7120c028056a2024-08-27 · +1dVerified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_ca1abf04f2ace6f02024-08-22 · +6dVerified by operator

Name: Moser Wealth Advisors
norm: moser wealth advisors
Domain: mosercpas.com
Industry: Finance

Name: Moser Wealth Advisors
norm: moser wealth advisors
Domain: mosercpas.com
Industry: Finance
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 8, 2024
Breach occurred: Jun 27, 2024 – Jul 8, 2024
Undetected for: 11 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 750state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberFinancial account numberDate of birth
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoingContained same day
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Initiated incident response plan
Engaged third-party experts
Secured environment
Hardened and enhanced network security
Completed digital forensic investigation
Notified law enforcement
Changes made: Enhanced cyber preparedness through additional awareness training
Updated procedures
Arranged for complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(51 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >30d
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.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGAug 22 · first

Montana State AG+5d

Maine State AG+6d

Massachusetts State AG+6d

Washington State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing Aug 22 (IN), last Aug 28 (WA) — a 6-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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA30362.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 28, 2024
Raw hash: c1bde56be0cbe6f35762fac57f40c333704eb66ac9b568f4be6a48e1b9446a75

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMoser Wealth Advisors

Victim entityMoser Wealth Advisors

Incidentdiscovered Jul 8, 2024

Stated responseInitiated incident response plan

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com