Howard Law, LLC

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a phishing data breach involving Howard Law, LLC, which occurred on March 5, 2021. The breach potentially compromised the Social Security Numbers of 11,564 individuals. The date of reporting was November 12, 2021, and identity theft protection services including 12 months of credit monitoring provided by TransUnion were offered to the affected individuals.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/8003b776-8e25-4154-b0ff-0604d338d9cd.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/howard-law-pc

"id": "how330080425",
"linkid": "howard-law-pc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 11564,
                        'industry': 'Legal',
                        'location': 'Maine',
                        'name': 'Howard Law, LLC',
                        'type': 'Law Firm'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Phishing',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 11564,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
                                                        'Numbers',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security Numbers'},
 'date_detected': '2021-03-05',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-11-12',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a phishing '
                'data breach involving Howard Law, LLC, which occurred on '
                'March 5, 2021. The breach potentially compromised the Social '
                'Security Numbers of 11,564 individuals. The date of reporting '
                'was November 12, 2021, and identity theft protection services '
                'including 12 months of credit monitoring provided by '
                'TransUnion were offered to the affected individuals.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-11-12',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Identity theft protection services',
                                       '12 months of credit monitoring'],
              'third_party_assistance': ['TransUnion']},
 'title': 'Phishing Data Breach at Howard Law, LLC',
 'type': 'Phishing'}