Thanks for reaching out to us here in the Community.
To clarify, may I ask what you mean exactly about a security breach? What has happened? I recommend changing your password regularly. Also, keeping a strong password, so it's too hard for another person to figure out. Some password suggestions to make them strong are:
Be more than eight characters long
Have a combination of lower case, upper case, a number, and a unique character like ~!@#$%^&*()_+=?><.,/
Not contain a word or date associated with you like family names or birth dates
Be a combination of unusual capitalization, numbers, and special characters. Misspelled words are more reliable because they're not in the dictionary.
Something that you can remember
Not your name, address or phone number
Not use the same with other online accounts
I'll be sure to keep an out for your response. Please let me know if you have additional questions or concerns. I'll be here every step of the way. You can always count on us here in the Community anytime you need assistance. We've got your back!
Yes. We do change our passwords regularly. We don't reuse old passwords. We use a combination of upper & lower case as well as a mixture of letters, numbers & special characters. We do everything we can to keep our QBO Accountant's accountant as safe and secure as is possible on our end. We don't have a private server. We expect the servers QBO uses to keep our accounts safe.
This did not stop hackers from adding payroll checks to unknown employees and creating subcontractors and adding payments to be direct deposited. Even while we were on the phone with QBO customer service, the hackers continued to create employees, subcontractors and payments to be direct deposited. We changed our passwords MULTIPLE times DURING the phone call with customer service.
Unfortunately, we do not feel as if QB "has our back". Just the opposite in fact, because our clients were instructed by QB to disconnect from us and to make sure we had "better security in place" before continuing to use our firm. This is borderline slanderous.
We have yet to receive resolution to this issue. In fact, the emails from QB have abruptly stopped even though the supervisor assured us that she would continue to email us the information we need to file the police report. Needless to say, we have never received any phone communication either other than the calls that we have initiated. Ironically, we didn't receive one of your customer satisfaction surveys either.
If you have a name and number of someone in your company that can assist us, we'd welcome the information.
Protecting the privacy and security of your financial information is our top priority, @LizCPA.
I appreciate you for letting us know about your concern. In this case, to report a security-related issue in our Online Security Center: https://security.intuit.com/index.php/report-an-issue. You can also see there some insights and tips on how we protect your data and business information.
On the other hand, I also recommend contacting our support team. They'll pull up your account in a secure environment and investigate what's causing this issue.
Since Community is a public forum, we're unable to access your account information and check the charge you received for security purposes. That said, I'd suggest contacting our Customer Support Team to check the email further.
Got an official looking website called Quickbooks ProAdvisors.
They had logo and phone numbers and the guy online was very helpful
They looked at my computer and told be its database was about to crash.
And after long discussions showing me files and error messages, I saw enough data to send a check to them (dumb) Check made out to QB Advisors Systems
The contract stated they would not cash the check till work was done. It of course was cashed immediately that day. So I cut off their link to my computer and contacted Quickbooks Intuit Security to confirm if this was really a partner provider or a scam. They have not answered any of my multiple emails for over a month. Ultimately went with regular Quickbooks Service contract and we changed a computer to fix the problem (Gmail does not like Windows 8). Disappointed that my requests for validation if this was a true provider have never been answered. They obviously stole all our company and employee info.
Laser Mark <[email address removed]> Attachments Jun 15, 2022, 12:05 PM to Security
Dear Sirs
I clicked on a QuickBooks ProAdvisor link for help migrating my account to another computer after having difficulty doing it my self
The QB ProAdvisor Services examined my computers remotely and explained that my Destktop Pro 2021 company.QBW file was about to crash due to many errors shown on the log.
They required nearly $3000 to fix, and supposedly are doing so currently with payment due after work was complete
However they broke the attached sales agreement by immediately charging for serves 5 days before the work is to be completed which is stated at June 20
Breaking agreements is not something I would expect INTUIT to allow
My bank could not stop this payment
Please advise if the attached vendor is a valid QB ProAdvisor subcontractor authorized to do this work.
I wish you didn't have to go through all that, MrLaser.
Can you share the website that you used to reach out to ProAdvisor? This way, we'll determine if they're connected to us. Our website has intuit.com on the link.
We're committed to keeping our customers' information secure. That’s why our contact number is no longer available on the webpage. Also, our support will not reach out to you unless you initiate a callback request and will not ask for a check payment while performing the troubleshooting steps.
To protect your security and privacy, here's how you can report this:
I always want to ensure all your queries and concerns will be resolved. If you have any other issues with navigating the program, please don't hesitate to keep us posted.
my quickbooks merchant services deposit account was switched by someone (doesnt show up in activity log) to some foreign (Chinese lettering) ADP bank whose website is under construction.
jennysnider1, We were hacked last month. So far the only communication with the escalation team is saying they are passing it on to the operational support team. That was August 3, 2022, haven't heard anything yet.
Someone hacked into our account created invoices to a company we have never heard of, but they use QB as well, and took the money from them through our QB account.($83,500) They had changed our phone number, changed our banking info and created QB pay.
We do have an IT company that is suppose to manage our security, but apparently they aren't. We had to handle all of the changes (passwords etc) on our own.
Yes! On January 4th 2023 QB created case #1592604008 for a payroll issue and my company does not subscribe to any payroll services. My company did not contact QB for any assistance on January 4th. I have contacted QB regarding the breach and opened case #1592736122 but after 2 hours on the phone they did finally find my company, wanted to know if we do business in Canada, confirmed the Company address on their end does NOT match what QB shows on my end, gave me email addresses to contact that bounce back and then said they did their due diligence which did NOT include listening to the call that generated the original case. Its the same thing every time you contact support with something not in the script. They push it off their plate!
I had similar issues, as seen in online discussions, with people reporting unexpected QuickBooks payment holds or account closures, even recently in April 2025, so frustrated by generic support responses that mirror what you've received, leading them to switch payment processors like Square. QuickBooks Community forums show similar complaints from Canada, indicating a widespread, recurring problem with account/payment handling, not an isolated incident.
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