On September 18, 2023, the Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Thomas Brady & Associates that occurred on May 5, 2023. The breach was due to unauthorized access to an employee email account, potentially affecting 343 individuals, including 2 residents from Maine. The breach involved Social Security Numbers, and the organization offered 12 months of complimentary identity theft protection services through Equifax.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/thomas-brady-&-associates
"id": "tho113072825",
"linkid": "thomas-brady-&-associates",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 343,
'name': 'Thomas Brady & Associates',
'type': 'Organization'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 343,
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
'Numbers',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
'date_detected': '2023-09-18',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-09-18',
'description': 'Unauthorized access to an employee email account, potentially '
'affecting 343 individuals, including 2 residents from Maine.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email Account'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-09-18',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'remediation_measures': ['12 months of complimentary identity '
'theft protection services'],
'third_party_assistance': ['Equifax']},
'title': 'Data Breach at Thomas Brady & Associates',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Email Account Compromise'}