The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Peabody & Arnold LLP on January 28, 2021. The breach occurred between May 21, 2020, and May 27, 2020, and affected a total of 445 individuals, including five Maine residents. The compromised information included Social Security numbers, and identity theft protection services were offered to those affected.
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"id": "pea349072625",
"linkid": "peabody-&-arnold-llp",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 445,
'industry': 'Legal',
'name': 'Peabody & Arnold LLP',
'type': 'Law Firm'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 445,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
'numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2021-01-28',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-01-28',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Peabody & Arnold LLP on January 28, 2021. '
'The breach occurred between May 21, 2020, and May 27, 2020, '
'and affected a total of 445 individuals, including five Maine '
'residents. The compromised information included Social '
'Security numbers, and identity theft protection services were '
'offered to those affected.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-01-28',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Identity theft protection services '
'offered']},
'title': 'Data Breach at Peabody & Arnold LLP',
'type': 'Data Breach'}