The California Office of the Attorney General reported on October 1, 2020, a data breach involving Friedman & Company CPA. The breach occurred between September 21 and September 28, 2020, and involved the hacking of the firm's desktop network, potentially compromising clients' personal information, including names, social security numbers, and banking information. Approximately 30 client tax returns were fraudulently filed.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-194686
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/j-friedman-co
"id": "j-f110072825",
"linkid": "j-friedman-co",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Financial Services',
'name': 'Friedman & Company CPA',
'type': 'Accounting Firm'}],
'attack_vector': 'Hacking',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'social security numbers',
'banking information']},
'date_detected': '2020-09-21',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-10-01',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported on '
'October 1, 2020, a data breach involving Friedman & Company '
'CPA. The breach occurred between September 21 and September '
"28, 2020, and involved the hacking of the firm's desktop "
"network, potentially compromising clients' personal "
'information, including names, social security numbers, and '
'banking information. Approximately 30 client tax returns were '
'fraudulently filed.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'social security numbers',
'banking information'],
'systems_affected': 'desktop network'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-10-01',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Friedman & Company CPA Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}