The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Meicher CPAs, LLP experienced a data breach due to unauthorized access to certain computer systems from February 6, 2023, to March 9, 2023. The breach was discovered on March 9, 2023, affecting 426 individuals, including 6 residents of Maine, and potentially exposing their names and Social Security numbers. Meicher CPAs provided written notice of this incident on April 3, 2023, and is offering 12 months of credit monitoring services through Equifax.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/meicher-cpas-&-associates-llp
"id": "mei557072625",
"linkid": "meicher-cpas-&-associates-llp",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2023",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 426,
'industry': 'Financial Services',
'name': 'Meicher CPAs, LLP',
'type': 'Accounting Firm'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'customer_advisories': 'Offering 12 months of credit monitoring services '
'through Equifax',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 426,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2023-03-09',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-04-03',
'description': 'Unauthorized access to certain computer systems at Meicher '
'CPAs, LLP, potentially exposing names and Social Security '
'numbers of 426 individuals.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Written notice provided on April 3, '
'2023'},
'title': 'Meicher CPAs Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}