HackingProfessional ServicesIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Beth Moore & Associates, CPAs

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 6, 2021

Filed

Sep 30, 2021

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3,7071 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

50%

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On August 6, 2021, Beth Moore & Associates, CPAs discovered that it was the victim of a cybersecurity attack that resulted in unauthorized access to its network between March 11, 2021 and May 17, 2021. An investigation determined that the incident potentially exposed the names and Social Security numbers of 1 Maine resident.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 6, 2021 → Filed with AG Sep 30, 202155d ⏱ ME AG >30d8 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 · 148 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 55 days

Mar 11, 2021

Begins

Aug 6, 2021

Discovered

Sep 30, 2021

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_1dd30832ee1ddebf2021-09-30Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_2c987eef285b98202021-09-30Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_dc89e982918e1e232021-09-30Verified

Name: Beth Moore & Associates, CPAs
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Name: Beth Moore & Associates, CPAs
norm: beth moore associates cpas

Discovered: Aug 6, 2021
Breach occurred: Mar 11, 2021 – May 17, 2021
Undetected for: 148 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 30, 2021
Affected individuals: 3,707state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access

Changes made: Offered one year of credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services through Kroll.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(55 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 55d
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 6, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Sep 30, 2021
55d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 6, 2021 → Filed with AG: Sep 30, 2021	55d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Montana State AGSep 30 · first

Massachusetts State AGSep 30 · first

New Hampshire State AGSep 30 · first

Maine State AGSep 30 · 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.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/980ae943-8333-42af-b6d6-4c9d106146b6.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 30, 2021
Raw hash: c2dca279eb9e2f29bb68ac33dfa5547d5bbe6da4b75a8e705d6e3c19e38c056f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBeth Moore & Associates, CPAs

Victim entityBeth Moore & Associates, CPAs

Incidentdiscovered Aug 6, 2021

Stated responseOffered one year of credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services through Kroll.

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov