Braverman CPA PC

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Braverman CPA PC on August 11, 2021. The breach occurred on July 13, 2020, and was due to an external system breach (hacking), affecting 6,530 individuals, including 15 residents in Maine. The breached email account contained personal information such as names, Social Security numbers, and bank account information, and identity theft protection services were offered.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/d5d7d013-affa-4a1d-8bb4-219401781184.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/braverman-cpa-pc

"id": "bra250072825",
"linkid": "braverman-cpa-pc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 6530,
                        'industry': 'Accounting',
                        'name': 'Braverman CPA PC',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 6530,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'Bank account information']},
 'date_detected': '2020-07-13',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-08-11',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Braverman CPA PC on August 11, 2021. The '
                'breach occurred on July 13, 2020, and was due to an external '
                'system breach (hacking), affecting 6,530 individuals, '
                'including 15 residents in Maine. The breached email account '
                'contained personal information such as names, Social Security '
                'numbers, and bank account information, and identity theft '
                'protection services were offered.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'Bank account information'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
            'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-08-11',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Braverman CPA PC',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}