Tax Favored Benefits, Inc.

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Tax Favored Benefits, Inc. (TFB) on February 14, 2024. The breach, which occurred on or around November 30, 2022, involved unauthorized access to an employee email account, affecting a total of 10,974 individuals, with 2 Maine residents specifically identified. The compromised information included names and Social Security numbers.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/6a4d41f9-96eb-410b-a003-99638bcf30ca.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/tax-favored-benefits-inc-

"id": "tax410072725",
"linkid": "tax-favored-benefits-inc-",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2022",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 10974,
                        'name': 'Tax Favored Benefits, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Email Compromise',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 10974,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2024-02-14',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-02-14',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to an employee email account compromising '
                'names and Social Security numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email Account'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-02-14',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Tax Favored Benefits, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Unauthorized Access'}