The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving ElGuindy, Meyer & Koegel, APC (EMK) on January 26, 2024. The breach occurred on May 15, 2023, when an unauthorized party accessed an employee's email account. Certain personal and/or protected health information was potentially compromised, though the specific number of individuals affected is unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-579990
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/elguindy-meyer-koegel
"id": "elg431072725",
"linkid": "elguindy-meyer-koegel",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Legal',
'location': 'California',
'name': 'ElGuindy, Meyer & Koegel, APC',
'type': 'Law Firm'}],
'attack_vector': 'Email Account Compromise',
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
'Protected Health Information']},
'date_detected': '2023-05-15',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-01-26',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving ElGuindy, Meyer & Koegel, APC (EMK) on '
'January 26, 2024. The breach occurred on May 15, 2023, when '
"an unauthorized party accessed an employee's email account, "
'potentially compromising certain personal and/or protected '
'health information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
'Protected Health Information']},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email Account'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-01-26',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at ElGuindy, Meyer & Koegel, APC',
'type': 'Data Breach'}