The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Perkins & Associates experienced a data breach on March 13, 2024, discovered on July 3, 2024, due to an external system breach (hacking), affecting 2 residents and a total of 2017 individuals. The incident involved unauthorized access potentially exposing client information, and Perkins & Associates is offering 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services provided by Cyberscout.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/perkins-&-associates-cpas
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"linkid": "perkins-&-associates-cpas",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2017",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 2017,
'location': 'Maine',
'name': 'Perkins & Associates',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 2017,
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Client Information'},
'date_detected': '2024-07-03',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that '
'Perkins & Associates experienced a data breach on March 13, '
'2024, discovered on July 3, 2024, due to an external system '
'breach (hacking), affecting 2 residents and a total of 2017 '
'individuals. The incident involved unauthorized access '
'potentially exposing client information, and Perkins & '
'Associates is offering 12 months of complimentary credit '
'monitoring and identity protection services provided by '
'Cyberscout.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Client Information'},
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Cyberscout'},
'title': 'Perkins & Associates Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}