The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Braverman CPA PC experienced a data breach between February 1, 2020, and June 30, 2020, due to an external system breach (hacking). The breach, discovered on October 22, 2020, affected a total of 6,530 individuals, with 15 residents specifically impacted. The information compromised included financial account numbers in conjunction with security codes, and identity theft protection services were offered to affected individuals.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/braverman-cpa-pc
"id": "bra549080525",
"linkid": "braverman-cpa-pc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2020",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'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,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Financial account numbers',
'Security codes']},
'date_detected': '2020-10-22',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that '
'Braverman CPA PC experienced a data breach between February '
'1, 2020, and June 30, 2020, due to an external system breach '
'(hacking). The breach, discovered on October 22, 2020, '
'affected a total of 6,530 individuals, with 15 residents '
'specifically impacted. The information compromised included '
'financial account numbers in conjunction with security codes, '
'and identity theft protection services were offered to '
'affected individuals.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Financial account numbers', 'Security codes'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Braverman CPA PC Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}