HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)FinancialMediumContained

DiPardo Eremic & Co. CPA's

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 10, 2018

Filed

Feb 28, 2019

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Confidence

67%

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DiPardo Eremic & Co. CPA's notified the NH Attorney General of a security incident discovered on October 10, 2018, where an unauthorized third party filed tax returns using client information. Approximately 2 NH residents were affected. The firm engaged forensic experts, cooperated with the IRS, reset credentials, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring via CyberScout.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 141 days

Oct 10, 2018

Discovered

Feb 28, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed2 affectedView incident

Name: Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP
norm: wilson elser moskowitz edelman dicker
Domain: wilsonelser.com

Name: DiPardo Eremic & Co. CPA's
norm: dipardo eremic co cpa s
Domain: dipardoeremic-cpas.com
Industry: professional_services
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 10, 2018
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 25, 2019
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)Financial
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney GeneralCooperating with the IRS
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged computer experts to investigate if its system were at risk
Cooperating with the IRS in its investigations
Submitted Form 14039, Identity Theft Affidavit, on behalf of clients
Changed IRS EFIN numbers
Reset employees' access credentials for computers and tax preparation software
Software provider implemented enhanced encryption protection
Changes made: Arranged with CyberScout to provide Single Bureau Credit Monitoring and Triple Bureau Credit Report services at no cost
Provided proactive fraud assistance
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(141 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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/dipardo-20190228.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 28, 2019
Raw hash: dd0c0cce7e0208b9bff763fae170d38aa0b71e4dce1464efb7368d85f04e22b3

Reporting entityWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Victim entityDiPardo Eremic & Co. CPA's

Incidentdiscovered Oct 10, 2018

Stated responseEngaged computer experts to investigate if its system were at risk

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov