Posted On October 16, 2024 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
October 16 – The Fitzgerald, DePietro & Wojnas CPAs, P.C. (“FDW”) 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 FDW data breach resulted in the names, dates of birth, marital status, Social Security numbers, addresses, telephone numbers, and financial information of certain individuals being compromised.
According to the notice filed with the Montana Attorney General, FDW reported a data breach after they were targeted in a recent cyberattack. On June 19, 2024, FDW discovered that an unauthorized party had gained access to its network and deployed malicious code to encrypt company files. While FDW was able to contain the incident, the subsequent investigation revealed that the attackers accessed tax documents and other files with clients’ personal information before the encryption. On September 26, 2024, FDW sent out data breach notification letters to those whose information was impacted by the breach.
Fitzgerald, DePietro & Wojnas CPAs, P.C. is a full-service accounting firm founded in 1920 and based in Utica, New York. FDW offers tax preparation, estate planning, business valuation and other financial services to individual and corporate clients. The firm has over 25 employees and annual revenues around $5 million.
Our data breach lawyers are eager to speak to victims of the Fitzgerald, DePietro & Wojnas CPAs 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 Fitzgerald, DePietro & Wojnas CPAs 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.
