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Law firm falls for computer support scam, client data stolen

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Dissent

What Happened? On August 27, 2018, personal information of 73 residents of Washington was acquired by unauthorized persons from computer systems maintained by attorney Matt Rovner in Seattle, Washington. The information was acquired when administrative access to the systems was provided to persons fraudulently pretending to be a computer support services firm.

What Information Was Involved? The personal information was principally from records of Social Security disability matters and included names and Social Security numbers and medical records of 6 individuals in records dating from October 2009 through June 2010, January 2013, and March 2017. In most cases no contact information is available for the individuals.

What We Are Doing. Access to the systems was shut off within 40 minutes when the fraud was discovered and the systems were reviewed to determine the scope of the access and ensure no unauthorized software or access channels remained. Reports were filed with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The systems have since been shut down.

What You Can Do. If you believe you may have been affected you may wish to review your credit report. Free credit reports are available from Equifax, (800) 685-1111, www.equifax.com, P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374; Experian, (888) 397-3742, www.experian.com, 535 Anton Blvd., Suite 100, Costa Mesa, CA 92626; and TransUnion, (800) 916-8800, www.transunion.com, P.O. Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92834

For more information about this breach e-mail Matt Rovner at [email protected].

Posted Seattle Times – September 26, 2018

Category: Business SectorOtherU.S.

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