HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountLowContained

Karen S. Pouliot CPA, P.A.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 28, 2025

Filed

Jul 28, 2025

To disclose

21 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for Karen S. Pouliot CPA, P.A. →

Karen S. Pouliot CPA, P.A. notified clients of a data security incident discovered on Feb 28, 2025. An unknown actor accessed and acquired personal information, including names and financial account numbers. The firm engaged a cybersecurity firm, secured its network, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and fraud assistance to affected individuals.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday21 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 21 weeks / 150 days

Feb 28, 2025

Discovered

Jul 28, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+3 wks slower

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_6040577701d6c1102025-07-28Verified

Name: Karen S. Pouliot CPA, P.A.
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Name: Karen S. Pouliot CPA, P.A.
norm: karen s pouliot cpa
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 28, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 28, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to secure our network
Engaged a leading, independent cybersecurity firm to investigate
Conducted a comprehensive review to identify the individuals whose personal information was involved
Offering you the opportunity to enroll to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing you with proactive fraud assistance
Changes made: Implemented additional security features to reduce the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 weeks(150 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGJul 28 · first

Vermont State AGJul 28 · 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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-07-28-karen-s-pouliot-cpa-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 28, 2025
Raw hash: 52abc6549939d12ec8683543f857246af0aeb72f5e72c605bc43cb33b1979eb9

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKaren S. Pouliot CPA, P.A.

Victim entityKaren S. Pouliot CPA, P.A.

Incidentdiscovered Feb 28, 2025

Stated responseTook steps to secure our network

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov