The Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach involving Personal Legal Plans on October 25, 2021. The breach occurred on August 31, 2021, when certain files were encrypted by malware, potentially exposing names, Social Security numbers, and financial account information of four Maine residents. Personal Legal Plans is providing one year of complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/prepaid-legal-inc
"id": "pre526072725",
"linkid": "prepaid-legal-inc",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "8/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 4,
'industry': 'Legal Services',
'location': 'Maine',
'name': 'Personal Legal Plans',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Malware',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 4,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'financial account information']},
'date_detected': '2021-08-31',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-10-25',
'description': "The Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach "
'involving Personal Legal Plans on October 25, 2021. The '
'breach occurred on August 31, 2021, when certain files were '
'encrypted by malware, potentially exposing names, Social '
'Security numbers, and financial account information of four '
'Maine residents. Personal Legal Plans is providing one year '
'of complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected '
'individuals.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'financial account information']},
'ransomware': {'data_encryption': True},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-10-25',
'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Personal Legal Plans',
'type': 'Data Breach'}