On August 20, 2024, national accounting firm Horne, LLP filed a data breach notice with the Massachusetts Attorney General. In the notice, Horne explains that the incident allowed unauthorized third parties to access sensitive consumer information. After completing its investigation, Horne began sending data breach notification letters to all individuals whose information was affected by the recent data security incident.
If you have received a data breach notice from Horne, LLP, it is important to understand what has been compromised and what you can do about it. A data breach lawyer can help you learn more about how to protect yourself from becoming a victim of fraud or identity theft, as well as discuss your legal options after a Horn data breach. Check out our recent article on this topic for more information. here.
What caused Horn’s data breach?
The Horn data breach was only recently announced, and we expect more information to emerge in the near future. However, Horn’s filing with the Massachusetts Attorney General provides important information about what led to the breach. According to the source, in December 2021, Horn detected suspicious activity on some of its computer networks. In response, Horn secured its network and launched an investigation to determine what had happened and what consumer information may have been compromised as a result.
Through this investigation, Horn learned that between December 8, 2021 and December 13, 2021, an unauthorized third party accessed portions of its IT network. The investigation was able to confirm that specific systems were accessed, but was unable to confirm what information within those systems was actually accessed. As a result, Horn conducted a detailed review of the information contained within the portions of the compromised network. Horn recently completed this review.
Horn sent data breach notification letters to all individuals affected by the recent data security incident on January 23, 2024 and August 20, 2024. While the data breach notification letters available online do not specifically state the types of data that were leaked, individual notification letters sent to individual victims should include a list of the information that was compromised.
More information about Horne, LLP
Founded in 1962, Horne, LLP is an accounting firm headquartered in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Horne provides clients with a variety of business advisory services, including accounting-related services, business valuations, audits and compliance, cybersecurity, disaster recovery, and marketing. Horne has more than 30 offices across 10 states. Horne employs more than 2,000 people and has annual revenues of approximately $297 million.
