HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumActive

Scott Associates, CPA's

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 22, 2019

Filed

Apr 26, 2019

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

10state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Scott Associates, CPA's →

Scott Associates, CPA's notified NH AG of a security incident affecting 10 NH residents. Unauthorized access occurred Feb 21-28, 2019, involving backup files and employee email. Data exposed: names and SSNs. Notification sent April 25, 2019. Response included forensic engagement, law enforcement notification (FBI/IRS), credit monitoring, and security enhancements (MFA, training).

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Incident timeline

undetected · 29 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 35 days

Feb 21, 2019

Begins

Mar 22, 2019

Discovered

Apr 26, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_ac5f83d5a93df4472019-04-25 · +1dVerified

Name: BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
norm: baker hostetler

Name: Scott Associates, CPA's
norm: scott associates cpa s
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 22, 2019
Breach occurred: Feb 21, 2019 – Feb 28, 2019
Undetected for: 29 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 25, 2019
Affected individuals: 10state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the IRSNotified the FBINotified state taxing authorities
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged a leading cyber security firm to assist
Reviewed the full contents of the backup files, and the emails and attachments that could have been viewed by the unauthorized individual
Notified the IRS, FBI, and state taxing authorities
Established a dedicated call center
Offering individuals with a Social Security number or driver's license number at issue a complimentary, one-year membership to credit monitoring and identity theft protection services
Changes made: Taking steps to enhance its security procedures, including enabling multifactor authentication
Providing additional employee training
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(35 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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Massachusetts State AGApr 25 · first

New Hampshire 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/scott-associates-20190426.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 26, 2019
Raw hash: eacd916a6c8e376e7367e184be0677a41ce699a044f247405e58bf7ac8f8dd5b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBAKER & HOSTETLER LLP

Victim entityScott Associates, CPA's

Incidentdiscovered Mar 22, 2019

Stated responseEngaged a leading cyber security firm to assist

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov