The Vermont Office of the Attorney General disclosed on June 7, 2023, that Marshall & Melhorn LLC suffered a data breach stemming from unauthorized access to their computer network on September 14, 2021. The incident potentially compromised personal information, including names and other unspecified data elements of affected individuals. While the exact number of impacted individuals remains undisclosed, the breach raises concerns over the exposure of sensitive data, which could lead to identity theft, financial fraud, or reputational harm for the firm and its clients. As a law firm, the breach may also undermine client trust, given the nature of legal services involving confidential information. The lack of clarity on the full scope of compromised data further complicates risk assessment, leaving affected parties vulnerable to downstream consequences such as phishing attacks or misuse of exposed details.
Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-06-07-marshall-melhorn-data-breach-notice-consumers
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/marshall-&-melhorn-llc
"id": "mar718082025",
"linkid": "marshall-&-melhorn-llc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Legal Services',
'name': 'Marshall & Melhorn LLC',
'type': 'Law Firm'}],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['names'],
'type_of_data_compromised': ['personal information']},
'date_detected': '2021-09-14',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-06-07',
'description': 'The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported that '
'Marshall & Melhorn LLC experienced a data breach due to '
'unauthorized access to their computer network on September '
'14, 2021. The breach may have affected personal information, '
'including names and other unspecified data elements of '
'individuals, although no specific number of individuals '
'affected was provided.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names', 'unspecified data elements'],
'systems_affected': ['computer network']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-06-07',
'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['Vermont Office of the '
'Attorney General']},
'title': 'Marshall & Melhorn LLC Data Breach (2021)',
'type': 'Data Breach'}