On March 19, 2024, the Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving The Van Winkle Law Firm, which occurred on February 28, 2024. The breach may have potentially involved names and bank account numbers, passport numbers, driver's license numbers, and Social Security numbers of affected individuals; however, no evidence suggests that personal information was accessed or misused.
Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-03-19-van-winkle-law-firm-data-breach-notice-consumers
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/the-van-winkle-law-firm
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"linkid": "the-van-winkle-law-firm",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2024",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Legal',
'name': 'The Van Winkle Law Firm',
'type': 'Law Firm'}],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'bank account numbers',
'passport numbers',
"driver's license numbers",
'Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2024-02-28',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-03-19',
'description': 'The Van Winkle Law Firm experienced a data breach that may '
'have involved names, bank account numbers, passport numbers, '
"driver's license numbers, and Social Security numbers of "
'affected individuals.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'bank account numbers',
'passport numbers',
"driver's license numbers",
'Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-03-19',
'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at The Van Winkle Law Firm',
'type': 'Data Breach'}