The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP on January 20, 2023. The breach occurred between April 11, 2022 and May 11, 2022, potentially affecting the personal information of 1 Maine resident, including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and health information. Identity theft protection services were offered for 24 months following the incident.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/whiteford-taylor-&-preston
"id": "whi638072725",
"linkid": "whiteford-taylor-&-preston",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2022",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1,
'industry': 'Legal',
'location': 'Maine',
'name': 'Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP',
'type': 'Law Firm'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'dates of birth',
'Social Security numbers',
'health information']},
'date_detected': '2023-01-20',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-01-20',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP on January '
'20, 2023. The breach occurred between April 11, 2022 and May '
'11, 2022, potentially affecting the personal information of 1 '
'Maine resident, including names, addresses, dates of birth, '
'Social Security numbers, and health information. Identity '
'theft protection services were offered for 24 months '
'following the incident.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'dates of birth',
'Social Security numbers',
'health information'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-01-20',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP',
'type': 'Data Breach'}