The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach by McAndrews, Mehalick, Connolly, Hulse and Ryan P.C. on August 21, 2023. The breach occurred on October 28, 2022, due to unauthorized access (hacking) of external systems, affecting 1 Maine resident with compromised Social Security numbers. Free credit and identity monitoring services were offered to the affected individual.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/mcandrews-law-offices-p-c-
"id": "mca626080525",
"linkid": "mcandrews-law-offices-p-c-",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2022",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1,
'industry': 'Legal',
'location': 'Maine',
'name': 'McAndrews, Mehalick, Connolly, Hulse and Ryan '
'P.C.',
'type': 'Law Firm'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access (Hacking)',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1,
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
'numbers',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security numbers'},
'date_detected': '2022-10-28',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-08-21',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach by McAndrews, Mehalick, Connolly, Hulse and Ryan P.C. '
'on August 21, 2023. The breach occurred on October 28, 2022, '
'due to unauthorized access (hacking) of external systems, '
'affecting 1 Maine resident with compromised Social Security '
'numbers. Free credit and identity monitoring services were '
'offered to the affected individual.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-08-21',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at McAndrews, Mehalick, Connolly, Hulse and Ryan P.C.',
'type': 'Data Breach'}