Pantana Accounting and Tax

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Pantana Accounting and Tax experienced a ransomware attack between February 23, 2024, and February 24, 2024, affecting 4,139 individuals, including 3 residents of Maine. The incident involved unauthorized access to personal data, specifically names and Social Security numbers, and consumers were notified on May 8, 2024, with identity theft protection services offered for 12 months.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/e68266cc-1291-4dcf-9aed-939a6b1ba6b1.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/pantanacpa

"id": "pan337072825",
"linkid": "pantanacpa",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "2/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 4139,
                        'industry': 'Accounting and Tax Services',
                        'name': 'Pantana Accounting and Tax',
                        'type': 'Business'}],
 'customer_advisories': 'Consumers were notified on May 8, 2024, with identity '
                        'theft protection services offered for 12 months.',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 4139,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2024-02-23',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-05-08',
 'description': 'Pantana Accounting and Tax experienced a ransomware attack '
                'affecting 4,139 individuals, including 3 residents of Maine. '
                'The incident involved unauthorized access to personal data, '
                'specifically names and Social Security numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-05-08',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Consumers were notified on May 8, '
                                        '2024, with identity theft protection '
                                        'services offered for 12 months.'},
 'title': 'Pantana Accounting and Tax Ransomware Attack',
 'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}