Ferguson Private Wealth Management

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Ferguson Private Wealth Management on June 27, 2022. The breach, which occurred on October 6, 2021, involved unauthorized access to email accounts, potentially affecting one Maine resident and 421 individuals overall. Identity theft protection services were offered through Kroll, LLC.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/bd429c64-909c-4dfb-bb70-9a15ecf2bdf5.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/ferguson-partners

"id": "fer903072725",
"linkid": "ferguson-partners",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2021",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 421,
                        'industry': 'Financial Services',
                        'name': 'Ferguson Private Wealth Management',
                        'type': 'Private Wealth Management Firm'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access to Email Accounts',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 421},
 'date_detected': '2022-06-27',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-06-27',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Ferguson Private Wealth Management on June '
                '27, 2022. The breach, which occurred on October 6, 2021, '
                'involved unauthorized access to email accounts, potentially '
                'affecting one Maine resident and 421 individuals overall. '
                'Identity theft protection services were offered through '
                'Kroll, LLC.',
 'impact': {'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-06-27',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Kroll, LLC'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Ferguson Private Wealth Management',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}