The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach incident involving Bregante + Company LLP on August 4, 2020. The breach occurred on May 4, 2020, potentially affecting personal information such as names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and tax-related information, although there is no indication that this information was accessed or misused. The company notified both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division as part of their response.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-192722
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/bregante-company-llp
"id": "bre856072625",
"linkid": "bregante-company-llp",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2020",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Accounting',
'location': 'California',
'name': 'Bregante + Company LLP',
'type': 'Company'}],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'Social Security numbers',
'tax-related information']},
'date_detected': '2020-05-04',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-08-04',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach incident involving Bregante + Company LLP on August 4, '
'2020. The breach occurred on May 4, 2020, potentially '
'affecting personal information such as names, addresses, '
'Social Security numbers, and tax-related information, '
'although there is no indication that this information was '
'accessed or misused. The company notified both the Federal '
'Bureau of Investigation and the Internal Revenue Service '
'Criminal Investigation Division as part of their response.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'Social Security numbers',
'tax-related information']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-08-04',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': ['Federal Bureau of Investigation',
'Internal Revenue Service Criminal '
'Investigation Division']},
'title': 'Data Breach at Bregante + Company LLP',
'type': 'Data Breach'}