Carbahal & Company

On March 1, 2023, Carbahal & Company suffered a data breach after an unauthorized party gained access to an employee’s email account. The incident was detected on March 15, 2023, exposing sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers (SSNs), of 342 individuals, among whom 4 were Maine residents. The breach posed a significant risk of identity theft, prompting the company to offer 12 months of identity theft protection services via Identity Force to affected individuals. The compromised data, particularly SSNs, heightens the potential for fraudulent activities, financial exploitation, and long-term reputational harm to both the company and the impacted individuals. While the breach was contained to a single email account, the nature of the exposed data government-issued identifiers elevates the severity due to the irreversible risks associated with identity fraud and the administrative burden of mitigation for victims.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/7b84d34d-6e6d-4a85-9817-f6309cf585aa.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/carbahal-&-company

"id": "car038091825",
"linkid": "carbahal-&-company",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 342,
                        'name': 'Carbahal & Company',
                        'type': 'Business'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Compromised Email Account',
 'customer_advisories': ['Identity theft protection services offered for 12 '
                         'months via Identity Force'],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 342,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2023-03-15',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that '
                'Carbahal & Company experienced a data breach involving '
                "unauthorized access to an employee's email account. The "
                'breach potentially affected 342 individuals, including 4 '
                'residents of Maine, and involved exposure of social security '
                'numbers. Identity theft protection services were offered for '
                '12 months through Identity Force.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High (SSNs exposed)',
            'systems_affected': ['Employee Email Account']},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['Maine Office of the '
                                                        'Attorney General']},
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Identity Force (Identity Theft '
                                         'Protection)']},
 'title': 'Carbahal & Company Email Account Data Breach (2023)',
 'type': 'Data Breach (Unauthorized Email Access)'}