The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP on October 5, 2021. The breach occurred from April 2, 2021 to April 3, 2021, affecting 17 Maine residents among a total of 12,739 individuals. The compromised information includes names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and medical information, with identity theft protection services offered for 24 months through Experian.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/coughlin-&-gerhart-llp
"id": "cou458072825",
"linkid": "coughlin-&-gerhart-llp",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 12739,
'industry': 'Legal',
'name': 'Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP',
'type': 'Law Firm'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 12739,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'Social Security numbers',
'medical information']},
'date_detected': '2021-10-05',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-10-05',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP on October 5, 2021. '
'The breach occurred from April 2, 2021 to April 3, 2021, '
'affecting 17 Maine residents among a total of 12,739 '
'individuals. The compromised information includes names, '
'addresses, Social Security numbers, and medical information, '
'with identity theft protection services offered for 24 months '
'through Experian.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'Social Security numbers',
'medical information'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-10-05',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Experian'},
'title': 'Data Breach at Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP',
'type': 'Data Breach'}