Brooklyn Defender Services, a public defender organization representing clients in criminal, immigration, and family proceedings, has identified and addressed a data security incident.
An unauthorized person gained access to some of Brooklyn Defender Services’ employees’ email accounts.
Compromised information included employees’ and clients’ names, addresses, financial account numbers, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, passport numbers, health information, and/or biometric data such as fingerprints.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/brooklyn-defenders
"id": "bro24121122",
"linkid": "brooklyn-defenders",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "12/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Legal Services',
'location': 'Brooklyn, NY',
'name': 'Brooklyn Defender Services',
'type': 'Public Defender Organization'}],
'attack_vector': 'Email Account Compromise',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
'Addresses',
'Financial Account '
'Numbers',
'Social Security '
'Numbers',
'Driver’s License '
'Numbers',
'Passport Numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Employees’ and Clients’ Names',
'Addresses',
'Financial Account Numbers',
'Social Security Numbers',
'Driver’s License Numbers',
'Passport Numbers',
'Health Information',
'Biometric Data such as '
'Fingerprints']},
'description': 'An unauthorized person gained access to some of Brooklyn '
'Defender Services’ employees’ email accounts which '
'compromised various personal and sensitive information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Employees’ and Clients’ Names',
'Addresses',
'Financial Account Numbers',
'Social Security Numbers',
'Driver’s License Numbers',
'Passport Numbers',
'Health Information',
'Biometric Data such as Fingerprints']},
'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized Person',
'title': 'Data Security Incident at Brooklyn Defender Services',
'type': 'Data Breach'}