HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Edwards CPA Group P.C.

bd_dfbc29628b0c75d6 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jun 27, 2024

Filed

Oct 10, 2024

To disclose

15 weeks

Affected

574state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Edwards CPA Group P.C. →

Edwards CPA Group P.C. notified NH AG of unauthorized system access occurring June 2-3, 2024, discovered June 27, 2024. Incident affected 574 NH residents with PII. No ransomware involved; no evidence of data removal. Remediation included cloud migration, password resets, and new SOC monitoring provider.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 25 days

discovery → filing · 15 weeks / 105 days

Jun 2, 2024

Begins

Jun 27, 2024

Discovered

Oct 10, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_e682c52d471ea6f62024-10-01 · +9dVerified
Maine State AGbd_805f441043bc5c172024-09-27 · +13dCandidate

Name: Jackson Lewis
norm: jackson lewis
Domain: jacksonlewis.com

Name: Edwards CPA Group P.C.
norm: edwards cpa
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 27, 2024
Breach occurred: Jun 2, 2024 – Jun 3, 2024
Undetected for: 25 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 574state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took immediate steps to secure its systems and investigate the nature and scope of the Incident
Engaged third-party experts
Began sending notices to affected New Hampshire residents
Arranged for notice recipients to enroll in free credit monitoring and related services
Changes made: Migrated to a cloud-based tax preparation solution
Reset all passwords
Changed to a new cybersecurity and IT managed services provider with 24/7/365 SOC monitoring
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 15 weeks(105 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Maine State AGSep 27 · first

Massachusetts State AG+4d

New Hampshire State AG+13d · this page

Pattern: first filing Sep 27 (ME), last Oct 10 (NH) — a 13-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/edwards-cpa-group-20241010.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 10, 2024
Raw hash: bb4286c289aa60ce7554c9f056055aae45f11c85af66927f499e82ec9edb8ee4

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityJackson Lewis

Victim entityEdwards CPA Group P.C.

Incidentdiscovered Jun 27, 2024

Stated responseTook immediate steps to secure its systems and investigate the nature and scope of the Incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov