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title: "Cornick Garber Sandler network-data incident"
description: "Cornick Garber Sandler disclosed possible access to personal data during a February–March 2025 network intrusion."
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last_modified: "2026-11-12"
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# Cornick Garber Sandler network-data incident

Cornick Garber Sandler disclosed possible access to personal data during a February–March 2025 network intrusion.

Last modified Nov 12, 2026 · 3 sources

## Summary

- **Environment:** Accounting firm network files
- **Operational impact:** Potential access to personal-information files; outage not quantified
- **Financial impact:** No confirmed incident cost quantified

## What happened

[Cornick Garber Sandler](https://cgscpa.com/) found that files may have been accessed or removed between February 14 and March 26, 2025. Its review identified personal-data impact on March 12, 2026. [3](#source-3)

## Impact

Potential fields varied by person: names with birth dates, Social Security numbers, government or taxpayer IDs, health-insurance information or account numbers. [3](#source-3) Indiana’s [November register](https://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/consumer-protection-division/id-theft-prevention/files/DB-Year-to-Date-Report-Novemver-2026.pdf), row 317, reports **5,864 affected individuals**, including six Indiana residents. Its separate Voxx entry is not added to that count. [1](#source-1)

## Timeline

### March 12, 2026 — Data review completed

Personal information was identified among potentially accessed files. [3](#source-3)

### March 31, 2026 — Public notice issued

The [security notice](https://cgscpa.com/securitynotice/) announced notifications beginning that day; Indiana separately lists April 2 as notification sent. [1](#source-1) [3](#source-3)

### July 1, 2026 — Later sample letter issued

A [later letter](https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/Cornick%20Garber%20&%20Sandler%20\(Redacted%20Letter\).pdf) described the same 2025 intrusion. [2](#source-2)

### November 12, 2026 — Briefing updated

This briefing was last reviewed and updated on November 12, 2026.

## Threat Group & Attack Vector

The reviewed notices do not establish the initial entry method or confirm removal of every potentially affected file.

### Actors

- No threat actor group has been identified in the reviewed public evidence.

### TTPs

- No specific ATT\&CK technique is mapped from the available evidence.

## Response

The firm notified law enforcement and investigated with outside specialists. The July letter offered 12 months of identity monitoring. [2](#source-2) The March notice reported no known related misuse. [3](#source-3)

## Assets

[Download the case-scoped STIX 2.1 bundle](<https://www.ally.security/incidents/cornick-garber-sandler-network-data-incident-2025/stix.json>)

## Sources

Primary source records used to research this incident.

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### Indiana 2026 security-breach register, November edition

regulatory · Indiana Attorney General

<https://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/consumer-protection-division/id-theft-prevention/files/DB-Year-to-Date-Report-Novemver-2026.pdf>

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### Cornick Garber Sandler July notification sample

official · Cornick, Garber & Sandler, LLP · Jul 1, 2026

<https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/Cornick%20Garber%20&%20Sandler%20(Redacted%20Letter).pdf>

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### Cornick Garber Sandler notice of data security incident

official · Cornick, Garber & Sandler, LLP · Mar 31, 2026

<https://cgscpa.com/securitynotice/>

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<summary>Evidence ledger</summary>

Review the supporting structured claims.

1. **Occurred At · 100% confidence · current**  
   Later notification sample issued: 2026-07-01
2. **Began At · 100% confidence · current**  
   Cornick Garber Sandler network-data incident: 2025-02-14
3. **Ended At · 100% confidence · current**  
   Cornick Garber Sandler network-data incident: 2025-03-26
4. **Occurred At · 100% confidence · current**  
   Personal-data review completed: 2026-03-12
5. **Occurred At · 100% confidence · current**  
   Public notice announces notification: 2026-03-31
6. **Resulted In · 100% confidence · current**  
   Cornick Garber Sandler network-data incident: Personal-data review completed
7. **Resulted In · 100% confidence · current**  
   Cornick Garber Sandler network-data incident: Public notice announces notification
8. **Resulted In · 100% confidence · current**  
   Cornick Garber Sandler network-data incident: Potential fields varied by person: full name with birth date, Social Security number, driver’s license/state ID, taxpayer ID, health insurance information or account number. No related misuse was known at the March 31 notice.
9. **Resulted In · 100% confidence · current**  
   Cornick Garber Sandler network-data incident: Cornick Garber Sandler found that files may have been accessed or removed during February 14–March 26, 2025. Its review identified potentially affected personal information March 12, 2026.
10. **Disclosed At · 100% confidence · current**  
   Cornick Garber Sandler network-data incident: 2026-03-31
11. **Resulted In · 100% confidence · current**  
   Cornick Garber Sandler network-data incident: Later notification sample issued
12. **Resulted In · 100% confidence · current**  
   Cornick Garber Sandler network-data incident: The March 31 notice announced notifications beginning that day. A later July 1 sample letter described the same access interval and review completion, law-enforcement notification, outside investigation and 12 months of identity monitoring.
13. **Resulted In · 100% confidence · current**  
   Cornick Garber Sandler network-data incident: Indiana’s November report row 317 lists 5,864 total affected individuals, including six Indiana residents, and April 2, 2026 notification. Its separate Voxx-on-behalf entry is not added to that figure.
14. **Affected Organization · 100% confidence · current**  
   Cornick Garber Sandler network-data incident: Cornick, Garber & Sandler, LLP

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