The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach at Romanazzi & Associates on August 4, 2020, involving an incident that occurred on April 16, 2020. The breach potentially impacted clients' names, addresses, social security numbers, and tax-related information due to fraudulent tax returns filed for some clients. The number of individuals affected is currently unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-192715
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/romanazzi-associates
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"linkid": "romanazzi-associates",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2020",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Tax Services',
'location': 'California',
'name': 'Romanazzi & Associates',
'type': 'Company'}],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'social security numbers',
'tax-related information']},
'date_detected': '2020-04-16',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-08-04',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach at Romanazzi & Associates on August 4, 2020, involving '
'an incident that occurred on April 16, 2020. The breach '
"potentially impacted clients' names, addresses, social "
'security numbers, and tax-related information due to '
'fraudulent tax returns filed for some clients. The number of '
'individuals affected is currently unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'social security numbers',
'tax-related information']},
'motivation': 'Fraudulent Tax Returns',
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-08-04',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Romanazzi & Associates',
'type': 'Data Breach'}