The California Attorney General reported that Katherman Kitts & Co. LLP experienced a data breach on February 25, 2016, involving the theft of hard drives containing confidential client information, including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. The breach was reported on April 5, 2016, and the firm is offering identity protection services through AllClear ID for 12 months at no cost to affected clients.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-60867
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/katherman-kitts-&-co.-llp
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"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2016",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Financial Services',
'location': 'California',
'name': 'Katherman Kitts & Co. LLP',
'type': 'Accounting Firm'}],
'attack_vector': 'Theft of Hard Drives',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Addresses',
'Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2016-02-25',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2016-04-05',
'description': 'The California Attorney General reported that Katherman Kitts '
'& Co. LLP experienced a data breach on February 25, 2016, '
'involving the theft of hard drives containing confidential '
'client information, including names, addresses, and Social '
'Security numbers. The breach was reported on April 5, 2016, '
'and the firm is offering identity protection services through '
'AllClear ID for 12 months at no cost to affected clients.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Addresses',
'Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'source': 'California Attorney General'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'AllClear ID'},
'title': 'Katherman Kitts & Co. LLP Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}