The TEAM Companies, a payroll and technology provider for the advertising and entertainment industries, experienced a data breach between July 15–26, 2025, detected on July 21, 2025. Unauthorized actors accessed its internal network, exposing sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) of 21,936 individuals across the U.S. Compromised data included names, addresses, dates of birth, government-issued IDs (e.g., Social Security numbers), financial account details, and health information.The breach posed significant risks of identity theft, fraud, and financial harm, prompting the company to isolate affected systems, engage forensic experts, and notify law enforcement. Affected individuals were offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services, with notifications sent on November 21, 2025. Legal firms are investigating potential class-action lawsuits for compensation, citing the exposure of highly sensitive data without immediate evidence of misuse but with long-term vulnerability risks.
Source: https://www.claimdepot.com/investigations/the-team-companies-data-breach-2025
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"id": "CAS23103223112425",
"linkid": "castcrew",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2025",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '21,936 individuals (including '
'26 in Maine, 23 in New '
'Hampshire, and others across '
'the U.S.)',
'industry': 'Payroll and Technology Services '
'(Advertising & Entertainment)',
'location': {'headquarters': 'Burbank, California, USA',
'offices': ['New York',
'Toronto',
'Portland',
'Chicago',
'Detroit']},
'name': 'The TEAM Companies, LLC',
'size': {'employees': '176–201',
'revenue': '> $61 million (annual)'},
'type': 'Private Company'}],
'customer_advisories': {'notified_individuals': '21,936 (as of November 21, '
'2025)',
'recommended_actions': ['Enroll in credit monitoring',
'Monitor financial accounts',
'Place fraud alerts or '
'security freezes',
'Document all '
'communications']},
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Likely (based on exposure of sensitive '
'data)',
'number_of_records_exposed': '21,936',
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Name',
'Address',
'Date of birth',
'Government-issued '
'identification '
'number (e.g., SSN, '
'driver’s license)',
'Financial account '
'information',
'Health information'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High (includes government-issued IDs, '
'financial account details, and health '
'information)',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
'Information (PII)',
'Financial Data',
'Health Information']},
'date_detected': '2025-07-21',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-11-21',
'description': 'Shamis & Gentile P.A. is investigating a data breach at The '
'TEAM Companies, LLC, a payroll and technology provider '
'serving the advertising and entertainment industries. '
'Unauthorized activity was detected on July 21, 2025, exposing '
'sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) of at '
'least 21,936 individuals in the U.S., including names, '
'addresses, dates of birth, government-issued IDs, financial '
'account information, and health data. The breach occurred '
'between July 15, 2025, and July 26, 2025. Affected '
'individuals were notified on November 21, 2025, and offered '
'complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection '
'services.',
'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Potential reputational damage due to '
'exposure of sensitive PII and '
'potential class action lawsuit',
'data_compromised': ['Name',
'Address',
'Date of birth',
'Government-issued identification number',
'Financial account information',
'Health information'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High (due to exposure of government-issued '
'IDs, financial account details, and health '
'information)',
'legal_liabilities': 'Potential class action lawsuit and '
'compensation claims',
'payment_information_risk': 'High (financial account information '
'exposed)'},
'investigation_status': 'Ongoing (as of the notice; Shamis & Gentile P.A. is '
'investigating for class action potential)',
'recommendations': ['Enroll in complimentary credit monitoring and identity '
'protection services within 90 days of notice.',
'Regularly review account statements and credit reports '
'for suspicious activity.',
'Place a fraud alert on credit files with national credit '
'bureaus.',
'Consider placing a free security freeze on credit '
'reports.',
'Keep records of all communications and steps taken '
'related to the breach.'],
'references': [{'source': 'Shamis & Gentile P.A. Investigation Notice'}],
'regulatory_compliance': {'legal_actions': {'details': 'Shamis & Gentile P.A. '
'is investigating for '
'potential '
'compensation claims',
'potential_class_action_lawsuit': True}},
'response': {'communication_strategy': {'affected_individuals_notified': {'date': '2025-11-21',
'method': 'Written '
'notice',
'offered_services': ['Complimentary '
'credit '
'monitoring',
'Identity '
'protection '
'services '
'(enrollment '
'within '
'90 '
'days '
'of '
'notice)']},
'public_disclosure': None},
'containment_measures': 'Isolated affected systems',
'incident_response_plan_activated': True,
'law_enforcement_notified': True,
'third_party_assistance': {'details': None,
'forensic_experts_engaged': True}},
'title': 'The TEAM Companies, LLC Data Breach (July 2025)',
'type': 'Data Breach'}