The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Gitterman Wealth Management experienced a data breach involving an email phishing attack, discovered on January 12, 2022, which occurred between August 25, 2021 and September 10, 2021. The breach potentially affected 12,789 individuals, including 17 Maine residents, exposing email account information that may contain personal information such as names and financial account numbers. Gitterman is offering complimentary identity theft protection services through IDX.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/gittermanmanagement
"id": "git1005072525",
"linkid": "gittermanmanagement",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 12789,
'industry': 'Wealth Management',
'name': 'Gitterman Wealth Management',
'type': 'Financial Services'}],
'attack_vector': 'Email Phishing',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 12789,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
'Financial account '
'numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Email account information',
'Names',
'Financial account numbers']},
'date_detected': '2022-01-12',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that '
'Gitterman Wealth Management experienced a data breach '
'involving an email phishing attack, discovered on January 12, '
'2022, which occurred between August 25, 2021 and September '
'10, 2021. The breach potentially affected 12,789 individuals, '
'including 17 Maine residents, exposing email account '
'information that may contain personal information such as '
'names and financial account numbers. Gitterman is offering '
'complimentary identity theft protection services through IDX.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Email account information',
'Names',
'Financial account numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email Phishing'},
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'IDX'},
'title': 'Gitterman Wealth Management Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}