Allied CPAs, P.C.

The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported that Allied CPAs experienced a data breach on June 22, 2024, potentially affecting individuals' names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and financial account information. The breach notified on October 4, 2024, involved unauthorized access to an employee's email account and tax preparation software, but the number of individuals affected is unknown.

Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-10-04-allied-cpas-data-breach-notice-consumers

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/allied-financial-partners

"id": "all349072925",
"linkid": "allied-financial-partners",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2024",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Accounting',
                        'name': 'Allied CPAs',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'numbers',
                                                         'Dates of birth'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'Dates of birth',
                                              'Financial account information']},
 'date_detected': '2024-06-22',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-10-04',
 'description': 'The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported that '
                'Allied CPAs experienced a data breach on June 22, 2024, '
                "potentially affecting individuals' names, Social Security "
                'numbers, dates of birth, and financial account information. '
                'The breach notified on October 4, 2024, involved unauthorized '
                "access to an employee's email account and tax preparation "
                'software, but the number of individuals affected is unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'Dates of birth',
                                 'Financial account information'],
            'systems_affected': ['Email Account', 'Tax Preparation Software']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email Account'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-10-04',
                 'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Allied CPAs Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Email Account and Tax Preparation Software'}