On April 11, 2024, the Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Brown Paindiris & Scott, LLP. The breach involved unauthorized access to an employee email account between November 7, 2023, and November 9, 2023, potentially exposing personal information of individuals; however, the specific number of affected individuals and the exact types of personal information compromised are unknown.
Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-04-11-brown-paindiris-scott-data-breach-notice-consumers
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/bpslawyers
"id": "bps413072725",
"linkid": "bpslawyers",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Legal',
'location': 'Vermont',
'name': 'Brown Paindiris & Scott, LLP',
'type': 'Law Firm'}],
'attack_vector': 'Email Account Compromise',
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
'date_detected': '2024-04-11',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-04-11',
'description': 'Unauthorized access to an employee email account potentially '
'exposing personal information of individuals.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Personal Information'],
'systems_affected': ['Employee Email Account']},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Employee Email Account'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-04-11',
'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Brown Paindiris & Scott, LLP',
'type': 'Data Breach'}