HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Buist Byars & Taylor

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Aug 12, 2026

To disclose

—

Affected

1,669state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

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Buist Byars & Taylor LLC notified individuals of unauthorized access to its systems between February 9 and February 13, 2026. The incident involved the access or copying of files containing names and other personal information. The firm engaged third-party specialists, notified law enforcement, and enhanced security protocols. Affected individuals are offered credit monitoring. No identity theft or fraud has been reported in connection with the incident.

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South Carolina clock✓ SC CRA notice due

⚠ no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.

Incident timeline

Feb 9, 2026

Begins

Aug 12, 2026

Filed

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_2de54ce1a31197a02026-08-11 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_9ce1fdc34b3677bb2026-08-11 · +1dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_fd6867c83448f89c2026-08-11 · +1dCandidate

Name: Buist Byars & Taylor
norm: buist byars taylor
Domain: buistbyars.com

Name: Buist Byars & Taylor
norm: buist byars taylor
Domain: buistbyars.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Feb 9, 2026 – Feb 13, 2026
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 11, 2026
Affected individuals: 1,669state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement

During the incident: Conducted a diligent investigation
Took prompt steps to ensure the security of its network environment
Conducted a comprehensive review of the information potentially affected
Notified law enforcement
Enhanced its existing security protocols and procedures related to data privacy and security
Offering access to credit monitoring services through Experian at no cost to you
Changes made: Enhanced its existing security protocols and procedures related to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: SC CRA notice due
Discovery-date grounding: no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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New Hampshire State AGAug 11 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 11 · first

Vermont State AGAug 11 · first

South Carolina State AG+1d · 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://consumer.sc.gov/sites/consumer/files/Documents/Security%20Breach%20Notices/2026/Consumer%20Letter%20-%20Buist%20Byars%20%26%20Taylor%20LLC.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 12, 2026
Raw hash: 8cc44490eb957f908661270f8b0bd40d6a986cc6c0826ba4025294001677b053

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBuist Byars & Taylor

Victim entityBuist Byars & Taylor

IncidentUnknown

Stated responseConducted a diligent investigation

ComplianceSC CRA notice due

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov