Posted On June 6, 2022 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
June 6, 2022 – Ian Martin Group, Inc. reported a data breach after the company was targeted in a recent cybersecurity attack. As a result of the breach, the name or other personal identifier in combination with the Social Security Number of certain individuals was compromised. The Ian Martin Group data breach is believed to have impacted as many as 15,351 individuals. On June 2, 2022, Ian Martin Group sent out data breach letters to those individuals whose information was affected by the breach.
The data breach lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C. are going to begin interviewing victims of the breach to determine what damages they sustained and what legal claims may be available to them. If you recently received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH from Ian Martin Group, Inc, contact us at (866) 778-5500 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential contact form for a free case evaluation.
Below is a portion of the letter that Ian Martin Group, Inc. sent to individuals affected by the data breach:
Dear [Redacted],
I am writing to inform you of a recent data security incident experienced by Ian Martin PBC (“Ian Martin”) that may have affected your personal information. Please read this letter carefully as it contains information regarding the incident and steps you can take to help protect your personal information.
What Happened:
On March 23, 2022, Ian Martin detected unusual activity after identifying a suspicious file stored on a company server. In response, Ian Martin immediately took steps to ensure the security of its network environment and launched an investigation. Ian Martin enlisted an incident response firm to determine what happened and whether any Ian Martin data was impacted. As a result of the investigation, Ian Martin learned that an unknown actor may have accessed or acquired certain personal information stored on an internal file server between March 15, 2022 and March 22, 2022. Ian Martin then undertook a thorough review of the data to identify individuals whose information may have been involved and to gather up-to-date address information for purposes of notification. Ian Martin completed that process on May 3, 2022 and promptly arranged for this notification to be sent.
What Information Was Involved:
The information that was potentially impacted may have included your name as well as your [Redacted]. Please note that Ian Martin has no evidence that any of this information has been misused.
What Are We Doing:
As soon as Ian Martin discovered this incident, we immediately implemented measures to increase security and launched an investigation as described above. Ian Martin also notified law enforcement agencies and will cooperate with authorities so that the perpetrator(s) may be held accountable.
Although Ian Martin has no evidence that any potentially impacted information was misused, out of an abundance of caution, we are offering you complimentary identity protection services through Kroll, a national leader in identity theft protection. Your identity monitoring services include 12 months of Credit Monitoring, Web Watcher, Fraud Consultation, and Identity Theft Restoration, and $1 million Identity Fraud Loss Reimbursement. With this protection, Kroll will help you resolve issues if your identity is compromised. Ian Martin is also providing you with information, included on the following page, about steps you can take to help protect your personal information.
What You Can Do:
Ian Martin encourages you to follow the recommendations on the following page and to activate the complementary services being offered to you through Kroll by using the activation code provided below. With this protection, Kroll will help to resolve issues if your identity is compromised.
How to Activate:
Visit [Redacted] to activate and take advantage of your identity monitoring services. You have until [Redacted] to activate your identity monitoring services. Membership Number: [Redacted]
For More Information:
Further information about how to help protect your personal information can be found on the following page. If you have questions or need assistance, please call Kroll at [Redacted], Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Central Time, excluding some major U.S. holidays. Kroll call center representatives are fully versed on this incident and can answer any questions that you may have.
