The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Ameriprise Financial, Inc. on January 23, 2023. The breach occurred on January 19, 2023, due to inadvertent disclosure of a personal email containing sensitive information, affecting 2 individuals, specifically involving Social Security Numbers. Identity theft protection services were offered for one year at no charge, administered by EZ Shield, Inc.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/ameriprise-financial-services-llc
"id": "ame300072525",
"linkid": "ameriprise-financial-services-llc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2023",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 2,
'industry': 'Finance',
'name': 'Ameriprise Financial, Inc.',
'type': 'Financial Services'}],
'attack_vector': 'Inadvertent Disclosure',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 2,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
'Numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
'date_detected': '2023-01-23',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-01-23',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Ameriprise Financial, Inc. on January 23, '
'2023. The breach occurred on January 19, 2023, due to '
'inadvertent disclosure of a personal email containing '
'sensitive information, affecting 2 individuals, specifically '
'involving Social Security Numbers. Identity theft protection '
'services were offered for one year at no charge, administered '
'by EZ Shield, Inc.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': ['Human Error']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-01-23',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Identity theft protection services '
'offered for one year'],
'third_party_assistance': ['EZ Shield, Inc.']},
'title': 'Data Breach at Ameriprise Financial, Inc.',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Human Error'}