HRB Tax Group, Inc.

HRB Tax Group, Inc.

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that H&R Block (HRB Tax Group, Inc.) experienced a data breach on May 13, 2024, potentially impacting 23,067 individuals. The breach involved unauthorized access to personal information, including names, Social Security numbers, and financial account information, and identity theft protection services were offered.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/c5ee32e6-4175-4c55-90fc-561fda3074d4.html

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/h&r-block

"id": "h&r1052072525",
"linkid": "h&r-block",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 23067,
                        'industry': 'Tax Preparation',
                        'name': 'H&R Block (HRB Tax Group, Inc.)',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 23067,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'financial account information']},
 'date_detected': '2024-05-13',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that H&R '
                'Block (HRB Tax Group, Inc.) experienced a data breach on May '
                '13, 2024, potentially impacting 23,067 individuals. The '
                'breach involved unauthorized access to personal information, '
                'including names, Social Security numbers, and financial '
                'account information, and identity theft protection services '
                'were offered.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'financial account information'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
            'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'H&R Block Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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