The California Office of the Attorney General reported that Calibre CPA Group experienced unauthorized access to employee email accounts and a computer server between March 11, 2019, and May 7, 2019. The breach potentially affected personal information of 553 California residents, including names, Social Security numbers, and financial information. Written notice was provided to affected individuals on or about September 9, 2019.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-150374
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/calibre-cpa-group-pllc
"id": "cal822072525",
"linkid": "calibre-cpa-group-pllc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2019",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 553,
'industry': 'Accounting',
'location': 'California',
'name': 'Calibre CPA Group',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 553,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers',
'Financial information']},
'date_detected': '2019-03-11',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2019-09-09',
'description': 'Unauthorized access to employee email accounts and a computer '
'server at Calibre CPA Group, potentially affecting personal '
'information of 553 California residents.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers',
'Financial information'],
'systems_affected': ['Employee email accounts', 'Computer server']},
'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Written notice provided to affected '
'individuals'},
'title': 'Calibre CPA Group Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}