McCarter & English LLP

On August 3, 2022, the Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving McCarter & English LLP. The breach occurred between March 5, 2022, and April 10, 2022, and was identified as an external system breach (hacking) that affected 567 individuals. Specific information related to Social Security numbers of two residents from Maine was compromised. Identity theft protection services were offered, including a one-year subscription to Experian IdentityWorks.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/77e0b0f9-6f66-4cc4-b749-682f57f866f7.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/mccarter-&-english-llp

"id": "mcc322080525",
"linkid": "mccarter-&-english-llp",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2022",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 567,
                        'industry': 'Legal',
                        'name': 'McCarter & English LLP',
                        'type': 'Law Firm'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 567,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2022-08-03',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-08-03',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving McCarter & English LLP, which occurred '
                'between March 5, 2022, and April 10, 2022. The breach was '
                'identified as an external system breach (hacking) that '
                'affected 567 individuals, with specific information related '
                'to Social Security numbers of two residents from Maine. '
                'Identity theft protection services were offered, including a '
                'one-year subscription to Experian IdentityWorks.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-08-03',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Offered identity theft protection '
                                       'services including a one-year '
                                       'subscription to Experian '
                                       'IdentityWorks']},
 'title': 'Data Breach at McCarter & English LLP',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}