The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that May, Potenza, Baran & Gillespie, P.C. experienced an external system breach (hacking) on October 15, 2024, affecting a total of 3,278 individuals. The breach was discovered on October 16, 2024, and notification letters were sent to affected individuals on January 31, 2025. Identity theft protection services were offered for 12 months through Cyberscout, a TransUnion Company.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/may-potenza-baran-gillespie-p-c-
"id": "may318072825",
"linkid": "may-potenza-baran-gillespie-p-c-",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2024",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 3278,
'industry': 'Legal',
'name': 'May, Potenza, Baran & Gillespie, P.C.',
'type': 'Law Firm'}],
'attack_vector': 'Hacking',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 3278},
'date_detected': '2024-10-16',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-01-31',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that May, '
'Potenza, Baran & Gillespie, P.C. experienced an external '
'system breach (hacking) affecting a total of 3,278 '
'individuals.',
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notification letters sent to affected '
'individuals',
'third_party_assistance': 'Cyberscout, a TransUnion Company'},
'title': 'May, Potenza, Baran & Gillespie, P.C. Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}