HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)MediumContained

New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 17, 2025

Filed

Sep 3, 2025

To disclose

28 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2,6702 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants →

The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) disclosed a cybersecurity incident discovered on February 17, 2025, where an unauthorized party accessed its network. The breach potentially exposed PII of 2,670 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. NJCPA engaged forensic investigators, reset credentials, and offered 12-24 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Feb 17, 2025 → Filed with AG Sep 3, 2025198d ✗ ME AG >90d28 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 28 weeks / 198 days

Feb 17, 2025

Begins

Feb 17, 2025

Discovered

Sep 3, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+10 wks slower

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

New Hampshire State AGbd_1fa704e043c62e112025-09-03Verified
Indiana State AGbd_605dba5d044c48c92025-09-03Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_a21119f773bd86cf2025-09-03Verified

Name: Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP
norm: wilson elser moskowitz edelman dicker
Domain: wilsonelser.com

Name: New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants
norm: new jersey society of certified public accountants
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 17, 2025
Breach occurred: Feb 17, 2025
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 3, 2025
Affected individuals: 2,670state + nationwide
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged a specialized third-party cybersecurity firm to conduct a comprehensive investigation
Worked with IT to secure systems
Performed data mining and reviewed accessed files
Engaged a third-party notice vendor
Verified customer information and addresses
Changed administrative credentials
Notified law enforcement
Disconnected all access to the network
Implemented an organization-wide credential reset of all users
Restructured and enhanced security systems
Upgraded data management software
Changes made: Enhanced network security
Restructured and enhanced security systems
Upgraded data management software
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 weeks(198 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 198dME resident >60d · 198d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Feb 17, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Sep 3, 2025
198d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Feb 17, 2025
→ Notified: Sep 3, 2025
198d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 17, 2025 → Filed with AG: Sep 3, 2025	198d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Feb 17, 2025 → Notified: Sep 3, 2025	198d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

New Hampshire State AGSep 3 · first

Indiana State AGSep 3 · first

Massachusetts State AGSep 3 · first

Maine State AGSep 3 · 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-a1252b4f8318/5b397b5b-84b8-4dfd-b647-5dcf4a09d0cc.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 3, 2025
Raw hash: 2aeedd6af25985cd7711ec3bf0cfe29211622e9d276db9ee21d715e67b12c54e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Victim entityNew Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants

Incidentdiscovered Feb 17, 2025

Stated responseEngaged a specialized third-party cybersecurity firm to conduct a comprehensive investigation

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov