Retirement Consultant Services

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Retirement Consultant Services experienced a data breach involving unauthorized access to an email account on September 24, 2020. The breach was discovered on March 10, 2021, affecting 4,073 individuals, including 2 residents. The compromised information included personal information such as social security numbers and financial account information, and identity theft protection services were offered for 12 months through IDX.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/084a78af-f5d3-450c-8e5a-a12d6f819b46.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/retirement-consultant-services

"id": "ret409072825",
"linkid": "retirement-consultant-services",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 4073,
                        'industry': 'Financial Services',
                        'name': 'Retirement Consultant Services',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Email Account Compromise',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 4073,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers',
                                              'Financial Account Information']},
 'date_detected': '2021-03-10',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to an email account compromising personal '
                'information including social security numbers and financial '
                'account information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers',
                                 'Financial Account Information'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
            'payment_information_risk': 'High',
            'systems_affected': ['Email Account']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email Account'},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Identity Theft Protection Services '
                                       'Offered']},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Retirement Consultant Services',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}