HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Beth Moore & Associates, CPAs

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 6, 2021

Filed

Sep 30, 2021

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

6state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Beth Moore & Associates, CPAs →

Beth Moore & Associates, CPAs, a tax preparation firm in Virginia, notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a security incident affecting six NH residents. Unauthorized access to servers occurred between March 11 and May 17, 2021, resulting in the exposure of names and Social Security numbers. The firm engaged forensic investigators, secured its environment, and offered one year of credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services via Kroll to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 148 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 55 days

Mar 11, 2021

Begins

Aug 6, 2021

Discovered

Sep 30, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

10 wks faster

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
Maine State AGbd_cb2127ed3ef61fc42021-09-30Candidate

Name: Beth Moore & Associates, CPAs
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Name: Beth Moore & Associates, CPAs
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Industry: Professional Servicesllm

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: 6state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged a cybersecurity forensics firm to assist
Secured its environment
Established a dedicated call center
Offered complimentary, one-year membership to credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services through Kroll
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to enhance the security of its network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(55 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

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

Maine State AGSep 30 · first

New Hampshire 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/beth-moore-20210930.pdf
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: dc7faad2c3417201240bd13ee6a84577ab6d8c5ce19f710edc9c6182afd7e9aa

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBeth Moore & Associates, CPAs

Victim entityBeth Moore & Associates, CPAs

Incidentdiscovered Aug 6, 2021

Stated responseEngaged a cybersecurity forensics firm to assist

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov