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KBF CPAs

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 6, 2023

Filed

Jun 29, 2023

To disclose

23 days

Affected · nationwide

1,1123 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%
Full breach record for KBF CPAs →2 incidents on file

KBF CPAs, a professional services firm, reported a data breach affecting 1,112 individuals. The incident, which occurred between November 8 and November 14, 2022, was discovered on June 6, 2023. The breach was described as an external system breach (hacking), resulting in the compromise of names and Social Security numbers. The company began notifying affected individuals on June 29, 2023, and offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring services.

Maine clockDiscovered Jun 6, 2023 → Filed with AG Jun 29, 202323d ✓ ME AG ≤30d23 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 · 210 days
discovery → filing · 23 days

Nov 8, 2022

Begins

Jun 6, 2023

Discovered

Jun 29, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

15 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗
Oregon State AGJun 29 · first
Maine State AGJun 29 · first · this page
New Hampshire State AG+4d
Massachusetts State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Jun 29 (OR), last Jul 6 (MA) — a 7-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.