DisclosureLens
HackingFinancial ServicesProfessional ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Accounting & Tax Associates, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 2, 2025

Filed

Jul 18, 2025

To disclose

16 days

Affected · nationwide

5,21514 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for Accounting & Tax Associates, Inc.

Accounting & Tax Associates, Inc. reported an external system breach on May 14, 2025, where an unauthorized party accessed a third-party tax software account (Intuit Lacerte Tax) using valid credentials. The incident affected 5,215 individuals, including 14 Maine residents, exposing names and government identifiers. The breach was discovered on July 2, 2025, following a forensic investigation. Notices were sent on July 18, 2025, offering 18 months of LifeLock credit monitoring.

Date basis clock Clock withheld · confirmation date16 days discovery → filing
AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 49 days
discovery → filing · 16 days

May 14, 2025

Begins

Jul 2, 2025

Discovered

Jul 18, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

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Filing propagation · 6 filings · 5 states

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Pattern: first filing May 23 (MA), last Jul 21 (NH) — a 59-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.