high severity September 23, 2024 · 4 min read Unverified claim — what this is

McGaughey & Keaney CPAs Listed by Qilin Ransomware Group

If you are a customer of McGaughey & Keaney CPAs, here’s what is being claimed, and what it would mean for you.

McGaughey & Keaney CPAs is a company that operates in the Accounting Services industry. It employs 1to4 people and has under500K of revenue. As of January 1, 2017, we are operating as McGaughey & Keaney CPA's, LLP. We are committed to providi ...
— from Qilin’s own leak-site posting. This is the group’s claim, quoted verbatim; it is not GalaxyWarden’s reporting and has not been independently verified.

McGaughey & Keaney CPAs Listed by Qilin Ransomware Group

On September 23, 2024, accounting firm McGaughey & Keaney CPAs appeared on the leak site operated by the qilin ransomware group. The listing states that internal files were exfiltrated during a ransomware attack on the small New York-based practice. The disclosure does not specify the number of people affected or list exact data types beyond the broad category of internal files.

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Details from the Leak-Site Listing

The qilin leak site entry states that McGaughey & Keaney CPAs suffered a ransomware incident and that attackers successfully removed internal files before encryption. No client list, tax returns, or financial spreadsheets are described in the posting itself, and the group has not published any sample data as of the initial listing date. The notification does not quantify affected records, nor does it provide a ransom demand figure. Public views of the onion site, archived via ransomware.live at the provided link, show only the company name, industry classification as accounting services, and a statement that data was allegedly stolen.

Internal files exfiltrated is the sole description given. This phrasing is typical of qilin postings that aim to pressure victims without immediately revealing the full scope of what was taken.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

If you or your family have used McGaughey & Keaney CPAs for tax preparation, bookkeeping, payroll, or any financial services, your personal information may sit inside the stolen files. Tax returns contain Social Security numbers, addresses, income details, and bank account information that remain valuable to identity thieves for years. Even a small accounting firm of 1–4 employees can hold sensitive records for dozens or hundreds of clients; the disclosure simply does not state how many people are in scope.

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Disclosed September 23, 2024

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