Ernst & Young Data Breach Affects Personal, Financial Information
Hackers stole names, addresses, Social Security numbers, credit/debit card numbers, and other information from a third-party management platform. The post Ernst & Young Data Breach Affects Personal, Financial Information appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Professional services giant Ernst & Young (EY) has started notifying its clients that their personal and financial information was compromised in a data breach.
The incident was discovered on April 23 and involved a third-party service management platform that EY uses to support tax-related work it performs on behalf of its clients.
“Support tickets submitted through the platform may include documents containing client tax information,” the company wrote in a notification letter sent to clients, a copy of which was filed (PDF) with the California Attorney General’s Office.
Source: https://www.securityweek.com/ernst-young-data-breach-affects-personal-financial-information/
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