Heier Weisbrot & Bernstein, LLC

On August 7, 2024, the Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Heier Weisbrot & Bernstein, LLC experienced a data breach involving unauthorized access to its tax software from June 22 to June 26, 2024. The breach potentially compromised the personal information of seven Maine residents, including names and Social Security numbers. Heier Weisbrot & Bernstein, LLC is offering one year of complimentary identity theft protection services.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/da91deb1-72d2-4aac-9707-19e64e277a27.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/hwb-cpa-llc

"id": "hwb051072825",
"linkid": "hwb-cpa-llc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2024",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 7,
                        'industry': 'Legal Services',
                        'location': 'Maine',
                        'name': 'Heier Weisbrot & Bernstein, LLC',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 7,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
 'date_detected': '2024-08-07',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-08-07',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to tax software potentially compromised '
                'personal information of seven Maine residents.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
            'systems_affected': ['Tax Software']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-08-07',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['One year of complimentary identity '
                                       'theft protection services']},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Heier Weisbrot & Bernstein, LLC',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}