J.W. Cole Financial, Inc.

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach at J.W. Cole Financial, Inc. on September 18, 2024. The breach occurred on May 13, 2024, due to unauthorized access to an email account, affecting a total of 159 individuals, including 1 resident of Maine. Identity theft protection services, including 12 months of Kroll Identity Monitoring, were offered to those affected.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/d7a58005-e7bc-4334-b902-1e8843af84af.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/jw-cole-financial-inc-

"id": "jw-513072725",
"linkid": "jw-cole-financial-inc-",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2024",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 159,
                        'industry': 'Finance',
                        'name': 'J.W. Cole Financial, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Financial Services'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 159},
 'date_detected': '2024-09-18',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-09-18',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to an email account affecting 159 '
                'individuals, including 1 resident of Maine.',
 'impact': {'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email Account'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-09-18',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at J.W. Cole Financial, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Email Account'}