The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach at ATLAS CPAs & Advisors PLLC on March 25, 2025. The breach, discovered on December 10, 2024, involved unauthorized access by a threat actor, affecting 982 individuals and compromising Social Security numbers and financial information. Identity theft protection services were offered for 12 months through Experian.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/atlas-cpas-&-advisors
"id": "atl925072525",
"linkid": "atlas-cpas-&-advisors",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 982,
'industry': 'Financial Services',
'name': 'ATLAS CPAs & Advisors PLLC',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 982,
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
'numbers',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
'financial information']},
'date_detected': '2024-12-10',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-03-25',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach at ATLAS CPAs & Advisors PLLC on March 25, 2025. The '
'breach, discovered on December 10, 2024, involved '
'unauthorized access by a threat actor, affecting 982 '
'individuals and compromising Social Security numbers and '
'financial information. Identity theft protection services '
'were offered for 12 months through Experian.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
'financial information'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2025-03-25',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Experian'},
'title': 'Data Breach at ATLAS CPAs & Advisors PLLC',
'type': 'Data Breach'}