HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Braverman CPA PC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 22, 2020

Filed

Aug 23, 2021

To disclose

44 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Braverman CPA PC →2 incidents on file

Braverman CPA, PC notified the NH AG of a compromised email account discovered Oct 22, 2020, potentially affecting 4 NH residents. The incident began approx July 13, 2020. Data included names, SSNs, and bank/payment card info. Notifications mailed Aug 6, 2021, offering IDX identity protection.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 101 days

discovery → filing · 44 weeks / 305 days

Jul 13, 2020

Begins

Oct 22, 2020

Discovered

Aug 23, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+26 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_2dd6b9ad1780c07d2021-08-30 · +7dVerified
Maine State AGbd_943c3b97e5def64f2021-08-31 · +8dVerified
Maine State AGbd_47513e1399dc33f52021-08-11 · +12dVerified
Montana State AGbd_2a0357475e982ead2021-08-06 · +17dCandidate

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Indiana State AGbd_3e7408ca37de85b42021-08-06 · +17dVerified

Name: Spencer Fane
norm: spencer fane
Domain: spencerfane.com

Name: Braverman CPA PC
norm: braverman cpa
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 22, 2020
Breach occurred: Jul 13, 2020
Undetected for: 101 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 6, 2021
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
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: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Offering affected individuals identity theft protection services through IDX
Mailed notification letters to affected New Hampshire residents
Improved the data security and the security of our email system
Changes made: Improved the data security and the security of our email system
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 44 weeks(305 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 5 states

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Montana State AGAug 6 · first

Indiana State AGAug 6 · first

Maine State AG+5d

New Hampshire State AG+17d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+24d

Maine State AG+25d

Pattern: first filing Aug 6 (MT), last Aug 31 (ME) — a 25-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/braverman-cpa-20210823.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 23, 2021
Raw hash: b1cb92885e6b0ec004062a19bf3e5677932000f32896bc0083287999672cfbe0

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySpencer Fane

Victim entityBraverman CPA PC

Incidentdiscovered Oct 22, 2020

Stated responseOffering affected individuals identity theft protection services through IDX

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov