MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareVulnerability ExploitData EncryptedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Carmel Minogue CPA & Associates,

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 23, 2024

Filed

May 28, 2024

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Carmel Minogue CPA & Associates, →

Carmel Minogue CPA & Associates, Inc. notified clients of a data breach discovered on Feb 23, 2024, where ransomware was installed via a compromised ConnectWise remote access tool. Sensitive client data including SSNs, W-2s, and 1099s were potentially accessed. The firm terminated ConnectWise use, enhanced security, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 95 days

Feb 23, 2024

Discovered

May 28, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_01ee549156354eb42024-05-23 · +5dCandidate

Name: Carmel Minogue CPA & Associates,
norm: carmel minogue cpa associates
Domain: carmelminoguecpa.com

Name: Carmel Minogue CPA & Associates,
norm: carmel minogue cpa associates
Domain: carmelminoguecpa.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 23, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 28, 2024
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: working with the appropriate agencies on your behalf, including the IRSThe IRS is monitoring our firm’s client tax filings to ensure heightened security of those returns
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Immediate enhancements to our systems, security, and practices have been implemented to prevent unauthorized access in the future
All network passwords have been changed
Two-step authentication has been implemented for online system access
Use of the ConnectWise software has been terminated pending information from ConnectWise, Inc. that all security vulnerabilities have been corrected
Working with the appropriate agencies on your behalf, including the IRS
Providing you with access to Triple Bureau Credit Monitoring services at no charge
Providing you with proactive fraud assistance
Changes made: Implemented immediate enhancements to systems, security, and practices
Changed all network passwords
Implemented two-step authentication for online system access
Terminated use of ConnectWise software pending vendor security confirmation
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 weeks(95 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Maine State AGMay 23 · first

Montana State AG+5d · this page

Pattern: first filing May 23 (ME), last May 28 (MT) — a 5-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-1436.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 28, 2024
Raw hash: 2f79ef90bb821abcd467a7d32a2197a60a5dbef44f0c431fa712a82d6a8d226d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCarmel Minogue CPA & Associates,

Victim entityCarmel Minogue CPA & Associates,

Incidentdiscovered Feb 23, 2024

Stated responseImmediate enhancements to our systems, security, and practices have been implemented to prevent unauthorized access in the future

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov