Sears Law Office

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Sears Law Office experienced unauthorized access to an employee's email account on December 28, 2021, affecting 8 Maine residents. The incident was reported on June 13, 2022, and identity theft protection services through Kroll were offered to those affected.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/d3fc5d98-6468-4ef5-8013-62abbe60dad5.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/sears-law

"id": "sea737072625",
"linkid": "sears-law",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2021",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 8,
                        'industry': 'Legal',
                        'location': 'Maine',
                        'name': 'Sears Law Office',
                        'type': 'Law Firm'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Email Account Compromise',
 'date_detected': '2021-12-28',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-06-13',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Sears '
                "Law Office experienced unauthorized access to an employee's "
                'email account on December 28, 2021, affecting 8 Maine '
                'residents. The incident was reported on June 13, 2022, and '
                'identity theft protection services through Kroll were offered '
                'to those affected.',
 'impact': {'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-06-13',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Kroll'},
 'title': 'Unauthorized Access to Employee Email Account at Sears Law Office',
 'type': 'Unauthorized Access'}