HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Customer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Arsement Redd Gardner Benoit LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 22, 2024

Filed

Jun 18, 2024

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

5state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Arsement Redd Gardner Benoit LLC →

Arsement Redd Gardner Benoit LLC (ARGB) notified clients of a data security event involving Intuit’s Lacerte Tax Program. Unauthorized access occurred between March 14 and April 22, 2024, potentially exposing names, SSNs, DOBs, and tax info. ARGB engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement/IRS, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 39 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 57 days

Mar 14, 2024

Begins

Apr 22, 2024

Discovered

Jun 18, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

10 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_7600f33de7502d082024-06-18Verified
Indiana State AGbd_c19b9fca34aff5722024-06-18Verified

Name: Arsement Redd Gardner Benoit LLC
norm: arsement redd gardner benoit

Name: Arsement Redd Gardner Benoit LLC
norm: arsement redd gardner benoit
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 22, 2024
Breach occurred: Mar 14, 2024 – Apr 22, 2024
Undetected for: 39 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 18, 2024
Affected individuals: 5state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1195 Supply Chain CompromiseT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementWorking with the IRSWorking with state tax authorities
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Working with third-party cybersecurity specialists
Notified federal law enforcement
Working with the IRS and state tax authorities
Offering 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services through Experian
Changes made: Reviewing existing policies and procedures
Evaluating current relationship with Intuit’s Lacerte Tax Product
Implementing additional protocols to ensure the security of information stored with third-party vendors
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(57 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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New Hampshire State AGJun 18 · first

Indiana State AGJun 18 · first

Montana State AGJun 18 · first · 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-1489.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 18, 2024
Raw hash: 246d91d279f58d2dbb1be99dd736832402fbb6359f2e5f7e0d2b325668528e19

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityArsement Redd Gardner Benoit LLC

Victim entityArsement Redd Gardner Benoit LLC

Incidentdiscovered Apr 22, 2024

Stated responseWorking with third-party cybersecurity specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov