Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Financial Services
  • Entity Name: Rina Accountants & Advisors
  • Street Address: 201 North Civic Drive, Suite 220
  • City: Walnut Creek
  • State, or Country if outside the US: CA
  • Zip Code: 94596

Submitted By

  • Name: Lauren Godfrey
  • Title: Partner
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
  • Telephone Number: 412.567.5113
  • Email Address: Lauren.Godfrey@lewisbrisbois.comv
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Incident Response Counsel

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 5,852
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 9
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 02/28/22-06/06/22
  • Date Breach Discovered: July 22, 2022
  • Description of the Breach:
    • External system breach (hacking)
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Social Security Number

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 07/29/2022 and 08/18/2022
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: RINA Accountants and Advisors - Notice of Data Breach (Maine).pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications:
  • Were identity theft protection services offered: Yes
  • If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: Credit and identify theft monitoring for 12 months through Epiq/TransUnion