Smith & Company CPAs

The California Office of the Attorney General reported that Smith & Company CPAs experienced a data breach on March 23, 2021. The breach potentially exposed personal information related to clients' tax returns, including full names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, and bank account information. The breach was reported on April 22, 2021.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-540240

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/smith-&-company-cpa's-pllc

"id": "smi351072725",
"linkid": "smith-&-company-cpa's-pllc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2021",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Financial Services',
                        'name': 'Smith & Company CPAs',
                        'type': 'Accounting Firm'}],
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['full names',
                                              'addresses',
                                              'dates of birth',
                                              'social security numbers',
                                              'bank account information']},
 'date_detected': '2021-03-23',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-04-22',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported that '
                'Smith & Company CPAs experienced a data breach on March 23, '
                '2021. The breach potentially exposed personal information '
                "related to clients' tax returns, including full names, "
                'addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, and bank '
                'account information. The breach was reported on April 22, '
                '2021.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['full names',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'dates of birth',
                                 'social security numbers',
                                 'bank account information']},
 'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Smith & Company CPAs Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}