Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP on April 18, 2024. The breach occurred between October 17, 2023, and October 20, 2023, due to unauthorized access from an external system breach, potentially exposing Social Security numbers of a total of 5,980 individuals, with 2 Maine residents affected. Written notice was sent on April 18, 2024, and identity theft protection services were offered for 24 months through Experian.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/a023cdcd-71db-483b-a521-1e261c6afd80.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/taftlaw

"id": "taf921072825",
"linkid": "taftlaw",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2023",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 5980,
                        'industry': 'Legal',
                        'name': 'Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP',
                        'type': 'Law Firm'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 5980,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
                                                        'numbers',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security numbers'},
 'date_detected': 'October 17, 2023',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': 'April 18, 2024',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP on April 18, '
                '2024. The breach occurred between October 17, 2023, and '
                'October 20, 2023, due to unauthorized access from an external '
                'system breach, potentially exposing Social Security numbers '
                'of a total of 5,980 individuals, with 2 Maine residents '
                'affected. Written notice was sent on April 18, 2024, and '
                'identity theft protection services were offered for 24 months '
                'through Experian.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': 'April 18, 2024',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Written notice sent on April 18, 2024',
              'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'External System Breach'}