🦬Montana State AG
Clustered 3 filings across 3 jurisdictions · filing window Dec 9, 2024 → Dec 10, 2024. View entity profile → Other incidents for this victim →
incident inc_01b9fb72c4d244f4 · merge_method deterministic · confidence 100%
Discovered → first regulatory filing
Range of discovered_at dates across filings
ME MT VT
Time between earliest and latest filing
Not recorded for this incident
Leak precedence · Materiality delta · SEC filing delay — no leak-site claim in this cluster; no SEC 8-K in this cluster.
all State AG
Earliest sighting first · deep chronology in Litigation Timeline
Aug 15, 2024
When the intrusion reportedly occurred, per the linked filings
Aug 15, 2024
Reported by VERMONT AG filing
Nov 4, 2024
Reported by MAINE AG filing
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Shelton & Company, CPAs P.C. reported a data breach to the Montana Attorney General. The breach was reported on 2024-12-09. The breach occurred from 08/15/2024 to 11/04/2024. 1 Montana residents were affected.
Affected (this filing): 1
Shelton & Company, CPAs, P.C. notified consumers of a data security incident discovered on August 15, 2024, involving unauthorized access to an employee's email mailbox. The breach potentially exposed client names and other personal information. The firm engaged forensic reviewers, implemented additional security features, and offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services to affected individuals.
On August 15, 2024, Shelton & Company, CPAs, P.C., a Virginia-based accounting firm, detected suspicious activity in its email environment. Investigation completed November 4, 2024 confirmed that the contents of one employee mailbox may have been acquired without authorization, potentially exposing client PII including names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. Two Maine residents were among 2,166 total affected individuals. Notifications were sent December 9, 2024.
Affected (this filing): 2