HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)PIILowContained

Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP

bd_ca716d2f1dfb300c · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 14, 2021

Filed

Mar 29, 2022

To disclose

28 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP →6 incidents on file

Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP, a CPA firm, experienced a cyber-attack between September 9 and September 14, 2021. Unusual activity was identified on September 14, 2021. The investigation determined that certain folders were potentially copied from the network. Affected data included names and other personal information. The firm secured systems, engaged in investigation, reported to law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 28 weeks / 196 days

Sep 9, 2021

Begins

Sep 14, 2021

Discovered

Mar 29, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+9 wks slower

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

Name: Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP
norm: fiondella milone lasaracina
Domain: fmlcpas.com

Name: Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP
norm: fiondella milone lasaracina
Domain: fmlcpas.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 14, 2021
Breach occurred: Sep 9, 2021 – Sep 14, 2021
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)PII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported this incident to federal law enforcementNotifying relevant regulatory authorities

During the incident: Took steps to secure our systems
Commenced a comprehensive investigation
Reported this incident to federal law enforcement
Notifying relevant regulatory authorities
Offering access to credit monitoring and identity protection services at no cost
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing existing policies and procedures
Implementing additional safeguards to further secure the information in our systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 weeks(196 days from discovery to filing)
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/sb24-552091
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 29, 2022
Raw hash: de8cc0e7e305840a7501dc193bd3c53a3284ebe6c0e4ffc7e4ce3fdf2a9f85b7

Reporting entityFiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP

Victim entityFiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP

Incidentdiscovered Sep 14, 2021

Stated responseTook steps to secure our systems

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov