Posted On October 10, 2024 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
October 10 – The HRB Tax Group, Inc. d/b/a H&R Block 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 H&R Block data breach resulted in the names, Social Security numbers, financial account information, driver’s license numbers, and dates of birth of certain individuals being compromised.
According to the notice filed with the Texas Attorney General, H&R Block reported a data breach after they discovered that an unauthorized party used information obtained from sources other than H&R Block to gain access to information associated with certain clients’ accounts or MyBlock accounts. The unauthorized access occurred between August 5, 2024 and August 7, 2024. H&R Block began working with third-party data security experts to investigate. This investigation confirmed that the unauthorized party was able to access confidential information belonging to certain individuals. On October 3, 2024, H&R Block sent out data breach notification letters to those individuals whose information was affected by the breach.
H&R Block is a large accounting and tax preparation company headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The company operates more than 12,000 retail tax offices across the United States, Canada, and Australia. In addition to tax services, H&R Block offers business consulting, consumer tax software, and online tax preparation and filing.
Our data breach lawyers are eager to speak to victims of the H&R Block 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 H&R Block 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.
