Posted On August 1, 2023 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
August 1 – The Allegheny County, Pennsylvania data breach lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C are investigating the data breach that was reported after the company was affected by a recent third party cyber security attack at Progress Software. The Allegheny County, Pennsylvania data breach resulted in the names and Social Security numbers of certain individuals being compromised. It is believed to have impacted as many as 967,690 individuals.
According to the Attorney General of Maine, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania reported a data breach after they were affected by a recent third party cyber security attack at Progress Software. On June 1, 2023, Allegheny County became aware of a vulnerability within the MOVEit file-transfer software, created by Progress Software, that they used to send and receive data, including confidential information. Allegheny County launched an investigation and confirmed that the files were accessible through the County’s MOVEit server. It was later determined that some of these files contained sensitive information belonging to certain residents. On July 28, 2023, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania sent out data breach letters to those individuals whose information was affected by the breach.
To learn more about the Allegheny County, Pennsylvania data breach, see our latest piece on the topic.
Allegheny County is a county located in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Allegheny County has approximately 1,250,578 residents, making it the second most-populous county in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia County. Pittsburgh is the largest city in Allegheny County.
Our data breach lawyers are eager to speak to victims of the Allegheny County, Pennsylvania data breach to determine what damages they sustained and what compensation may be available to them. If you recently received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and would like a free consultation, contact the Console & Associates, P.C. law firm at (866) 778-5500 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential contact form.
