Heard, McElroy, & Vestal LLC

The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data security incident involving Heard, McElroy, & Vestal LLC (HMV) on October 10, 2023. The incident, which occurred on or around February 13, 2023, involved unauthorized access to client information potentially including names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and financial account numbers, but the specific number of individuals affected is unknown.

Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-10-10-heard-mcelroy-vestal-data-breach-notice-consumers

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/heard-mcelroy-vestal-llc-cpa

"id": "hea1035072425",
"linkid": "heard-mcelroy-vestal-llc-cpa",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'Heard, McElroy, & Vestal LLC',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'dates of birth',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'financial account numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2023-10-10',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-10-10',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to client information potentially '
                'including names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and '
                'financial account numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'dates of birth',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'financial account numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-10-10',
                 'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Security Incident at Heard, McElroy, & Vestal LLC',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}