Top US Accounting Firm Sax Discloses 2024 Data Breach Impacting 220,000

Sax LLP, a top-ranked US accounting firm, has begun notifying over 220,000 individuals that sensitive personal data was compromised in a cyberattack that went undisclosed for more than 16 months.

Based in New Jersey, Sax is a top 100 accounting and advisory company with an annual revenue exceeding $100 million.

In a filing with the Maine Attorney General’s Office, Sax revealed that it had detected a network intrusion on August 7, 2024. However, it took the company well over a year to complete its investigation and identify contact information for the impacted individuals.

The probe showed that hackers likely gained access to its systems in late July 2024 and managed to obtain files containing the personal information of 228,876 individuals.

According to Sax, the compromised information varies for each individual, but can include name, date of birth, SSN, driver’s license or state identification number, and passport ...