Daniel E. Fitzgerald, CPA Data Breach

Attorneys working with ClassAction.org are looking into whether a class action lawsuit can be filed in light of the Daniel E. Fitzgerald, CPA data breach.

As part of their investigation, they need to hear from individuals who received a notice stating they were impacted.

Daniel E. Fitzgerald, CPA, an accounting firm in Modesto, California, has reported a data breach that may have compromised personal information. On January 11, 2024, the office discovered a ransomware attack had occurred during which a threat actor gained unauthorized access to its computer network. Upon this discovery, the firm collaborated with IT consultants to investigate, take affected systems offline, and implement corrective measures to prevent further unauthorized access.

The investigation has not pinpointed the exact information accessed, but for individuals, it potentially includes names, genders, dates of birth, phone numbers, addresses, Social Security numbers, employment (W-2) details, 1099 information, and direct deposit bank account numbers and routing information. Additionally, the Daniel E. Fitzgerald, CPA data breach may have exposed supporting documents customers provided to the firm, such as brokerage statements.

For entities, the breach may have exposed company names; Federal Employer Identification numbers; addresses; phone numbers; employee or 1099 recipient information; partner, shareholder/officer or beneficiary names, addresses and Social Security numbers; and other information that may have been provided to the firm.

If your information was exposed in the breach, attorneys want to hear from you. You may be able to start a class action lawsuit to recover compensation for loss of privacy, time spent dealing with the breach, out-of-pocket costs, and more.

A successful case could also force Daniel E. Fitzgerald, CPA to ensure it takes proper steps to protect the information it was entrusted with.