Posted On September 7, 2023 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
September 7 – The Sovos Compliance LLC data breach lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C are investigating the data breach that was reported after the company was targeted in a recent cyber security attack. The Sovos Compliance data breach resulted in the names and Social Security numbers of certain individuals being compromised. It is believed to have impacted as many as 215,000 individuals.
According to the Attorney General of Maine, Sovos Compliance reported a data breach after they were targeted in a recent cyber security attack. The incident involved Sovos’ instance of the MOVEit file-transfer application, which Sovos learned contained a critical vulnerability on May 31, 2023. This vulnerability allowed unauthorized actors to access confidential information stored on Sovos’ MOVEit server.
Sovos serves as a vendor to other companies, providing services related to unclaimed property claims. In this role, Sovos accepts confidential information. This incident involved the following organizations:
– Allegis Group
– Barrett Business Services Inc.
– Delta Dental of Iowa
– GreenSky
– Midland States Bank
Information that consumers provided to any of the above businesses was then provided to Sovos. When hackers accessed Sovos’ MOVEit server, they were able to access the consumer data. On August 23, 2023, Sovos Compliance sent out data breach letters to those individuals whose information was affected by the breach.
To learn more about the Sovos Compliance data breach, see our latest piece on the topic.
Sovos Compliance LLC is a financial software company based out of Wilmington, Massachusetts. Sovos creates software solutions for tax determination, continuous transaction control compliance, and tax & regulatory reporting.
Our data breach lawyers are eager to speak to victims of the Sovos Compliance 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 Sovos Compliance 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.
