The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving EMM Loans LLC on November 7, 2024. The breach occurred on February 12, 2024, potentially exposing Social Security numbers of affected individuals, though the total number of individuals affected is currently unknown. EMM Loans engaged cybersecurity experts, notified the FBI, and is offering credit monitoring services in response.
Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-11-07-emm-loans-data-breach-notice-consumers
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/emmloans
"id": "emm457072625",
"linkid": "emmloans",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2024",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Financial Services',
'name': 'EMM Loans LLC',
'type': 'Company'}],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
'numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2024-02-12',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-11-07',
'description': 'The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving EMM Loans LLC on November 7, 2024. The '
'breach occurred on February 12, 2024, potentially exposing '
'Social Security numbers of affected individuals, though the '
'total number of individuals affected is currently unknown. '
'EMM Loans engaged cybersecurity experts, notified the FBI, '
'and is offering credit monitoring services in response.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-11-07',
'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': ['FBI'],
'recovery_measures': ['Credit monitoring services'],
'third_party_assistance': ['Cybersecurity experts']},
'title': 'Data Breach at EMM Loans LLC',
'type': 'Data Breach'}