Private Client Services (PCS), Member FINRA, SIPC

Private Client Services, LLC (“PCS”) suffered a data breach after an unauthorized party gained access to sensitive consumer information through a compromised employee email account.

The compromised information included the names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, and state identification numbers of about 22,554 individuals.

PCS investigated the incident and notified the impacted individuals.

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/compromised-email-account-leads-to-data-9566510/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/private-client-services-investments

"id": "pri211418722",
"linkid": "private-client-services-investments",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "06/2022",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

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                        'name': 'Private Client Services, LLC',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Compromised Employee Email Account',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 22554,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'Driver’s license numbers',
                                              'State identification numbers']},
 'description': 'Private Client Services, LLC (PCS) suffered a data breach '
                'after an unauthorized party gained access to sensitive '
                'consumer information through a compromised employee email '
                'account. The compromised information included the names, '
                'Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, and state '
                'identification numbers of about 22,554 individuals. PCS '
                'investigated the incident and notified the impacted '
                'individuals.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'Driver’s license numbers',
                                 'State identification numbers']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Compromised Employee Email Account'},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notified impacted individuals'},
 'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized Party',
 'title': 'Private Client Services, LLC Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}