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Lamont, Hanley & Associates Data Breach

Posted on behalf of Arnold Law Firm on July 26, 2024 in Data Breach

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Lamont, Hanley & Associates, Inc., contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.

explosion with padlockOn or about May 2, 2024, Lamont, Hanley & Associates, Inc., (“LH”) sent a Notice of Data Breach Letter (“Breach Letter”) via mail to victims of the LH data breach informing them that their personal information and Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”), was obtained by unauthorized users who accessed an LH employee’s email account (“data breach”) in June 2023.

After LH became aware of the unauthorized access to its employee’s email account, on June 20, 2023, it launched an investigation. The investigation, which concluded on February 28, 2024, determined that unauthorized users had gained access to an email account that included information on victim’s first and last names, dates of birth, and social security numbers.

Founded in 1991, LH is a New Hampshire based accounts receivable company, that works with companies such as New York Central Mutual. LH has 93 employees and annual revenue of $30.9 million.

Reportedly, the data breach has impacted 11,484 individuals, resulting in their information being accessed by hackers.  If you received a Breach Letter from LH, then you were impacted by the data breach.

LH has offered victims of the data breach one year of free credit monitoring, as a precaution.

WHAT INFORMATION IS INVOLVED?

According to LH, the following information was exposed:

  • First and Last Name
  • Date of Birth
  • Social Security Number

This information is called your Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”). It tells others about you and is considered part of your identity. Businesses are required to secure this information or risk facing statutory penalties, among other legal penalties. Stolen PII can be used by identity thieves to engage in fraudulent activity using your identity.

The best way to protect yourself after a data breach is to sign up for credit and identity protection services as soon as possible.

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Lamont, Hanley & Associates, Inc., contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.