Cumberland Advisors, Inc.

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Cumberland Advisors, Inc. on February 14, 2024. The breach involved unauthorized access to employee email accounts between August 31 and September 5, 2023, affecting a total of 1,637 individuals, including 11 Maine residents. The compromised information included Social Security numbers, and identity theft protection services were offered for 24 months through Experian.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/bcb54d32-cb12-4ad6-8337-a80a0549f9a3.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/cumberlandadv

"id": "cum617072725",
"linkid": "cumberlandadv",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1637,
                        'industry': 'Financial Services',
                        'name': 'Cumberland Advisors, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Email Account Compromise',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1637,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2023-09-05',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-02-14',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to employee email accounts compromising '
                'personal information including Social Security numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
            'systems_affected': ['Employee email accounts']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email Accounts'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-02-14',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Offered identity theft protection '
                                       'services for 24 months'],
              'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Cumberland Advisors, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}