The Montana Department of Justice reported a data breach incident involving Howard Howard and Hodges, CPAs on November 27, 2024. The breach occurred on September 29, 2024, and affected one individual whose personal information may have been compromised. The breach was confirmed to involve the acquisition of certain files and data, although specific details on the type of information compromised were not disclosed.
Source: https://dojmt.gov/office-of-consumer-protection/reported-data-breaches/
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/howard-howard-and-hodges
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"linkid": "howard-howard-and-hodges",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2024",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1,
'industry': 'Accounting',
'name': 'Howard Howard and Hodges, CPAs',
'type': 'Accounting Firm'}],
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
'number_of_records_exposed': 1,
'personally_identifiable_information': True},
'date_detected': '2024-09-29',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-11-27',
'description': 'The Montana Department of Justice reported a data breach '
'incident involving Howard Howard and Hodges, CPAs on November '
'27, 2024. The breach occurred on September 29, 2024, and '
'affected one individual whose personal information may have '
'been compromised. The breach was confirmed to involve the '
'acquisition of certain files and data, although specific '
'details on the type of information compromised were not '
'disclosed.',
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-11-27',
'source': 'Montana Department of Justice'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Howard Howard and Hodges, CPAs',
'type': 'Data Breach'}