Payne & Fears, LLP

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Payne and Fears, LLP experienced a ransomware attack on March 8, 2021, impacting 234 individuals, including 1 resident of Maine. The compromised information included Social Security Numbers. A notification letter was provided to affected individuals on April 21, 2021.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/f6e57589-279f-4a3b-9534-5ba155bdd456.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/payne-&-fears-llp

"id": "pay030080525",
"linkid": "payne-&-fears-llp",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "3/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 234,
                        'industry': 'Legal',
                        'name': 'Payne and Fears, LLP',
                        'type': 'Law Firm'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 234,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security Numbers'},
 'date_detected': '2021-03-08',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-04-21',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Payne '
                'and Fears, LLP experienced a ransomware attack on March 8, '
                '2021, impacting 234 individuals, including 1 resident of '
                'Maine. The compromised information included Social Security '
                'Numbers. A notification letter was provided to affected '
                'individuals on April 21, 2021.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-04-21',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Payne and Fears, LLP',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}