MRA—The Management Association Inc.

MRA The Management Association Inc., a nonprofit organization, agreed to pay $775,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by an employee of one of its clients after a data breach exposed the personal information of roughly 36,000 individuals. The compromised data belonged to employees of the nonprofit’s clients, leading to potential risks such as identity theft or financial fraud. The settlement offers affected class members a pro rata cash benefit, unless they opt out. Following the incident, MRA implemented enhanced cybersecurity measures to prevent future breaches. The case was reviewed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, where preliminary approval was granted. The breach highlights vulnerabilities in handling third-party employee data and underscores the financial and reputational repercussions of inadequate data protection.

Source: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/management-association-gets-first-nod-for-data-breach-settlement

MRA - The Management Association cybersecurity rating report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/mra---the-management-association

"id": "MRA4262042112225",
"linkid": "mra---the-management-association",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2025",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '36,000 (class members)',
                        'industry': 'Management/Professional Services',
                        'location': 'USA (Eastern District of Wisconsin '
                                    'jurisdiction)',
                        'name': 'MRA The Management Association Inc.',
                        'type': 'Nonprofit Organization'}],
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes (implied by compromise)',
                 'number_of_records_exposed': '36,000',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High (personally identifiable '
                                        'information)',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal information'},
 'description': 'MRA The Management Association Inc. agreed to pay $775,000 to '
                'settle a data breach class action filed by an employee of one '
                'of the nonprofit’s clients. The settlement provides a pro '
                'rata cash benefit to roughly 36,000 class members whose '
                'personal information was compromised. MRA has since improved '
                'its cybersecurity program.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Negative (settlement and public '
                                       'disclosure)',
            'customer_complaints': 'Class action lawsuit filed by an employee '
                                   'of a client',
            'data_compromised': 'Personal information of ~36,000 individuals',
            'financial_loss': '$775,000 (settlement amount)',
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High (personal information compromised)',
            'legal_liabilities': '$775,000 settlement for class action '
                                 'lawsuit'},
 'investigation_status': 'Settled (preliminary approval granted)',
 'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': 'Improvements to '
                                                  'cybersecurity program'},
 'references': [{'source': 'US District Court for the Eastern District of '
                           'Wisconsin (plaintiff’s memorandum)'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'legal_actions': 'Class action lawsuit settled for '
                                            '$775,000'},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Settlement announcement and court '
                                        'filings',
              'remediation_measures': 'Improvements to cybersecurity program'},
 'title': 'MRA The Management Association Inc. Data Breach Settlement',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}