Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Ambassador Advisors, LLC regarding its recent data breach. The Ambassador Advisors data breach involved sensitive personal information belonging to an undisclosed number of individuals.
ABOUT AMBASSADOR ADVISORS:
Ambassador Advisors is a financial planning and consulting firm serving individuals, families, organizations, and businesses. Founded in 1990, Ambassador Advisors promotes themselves as a faith-based financial planning company. In accordance with these values, Ambassador Advisors offers services in wealth management, retirement planning, estate planning, employee benefits, and more. Ambassador Advisors is headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with four additional offices providing services to eight different states.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Ambassador Advisors discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which the sensitive personal identifiable information in its systems may have been accessed. On June 29, 2022, Ambassador Advisors determined that an unauthorized actor may have gained access to this sensitive information through an email account between December 13 and 14, 2021. On July 28, 2022, Ambassador Advisors began notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted. The exact type of personal information has not been disclosed by Ambassador Advisors. However, according to state reporting guidelines, “personal information” can include the following types of information:
- Social Security number
- Driver’s license number
- Financial information
- Medical information
- Taxpayer information
- Personal identification number issued by the United States IRS
If you received a breach notification letter from Ambassador Advisors:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at (608) 237-1775 or sam@turkestrauss.com.
If you were impacted by the Ambassador Advisors data breach, you may consider taking the following steps to protect your personal information.
- Carefully review the breach notice and retain a copy;
- Enroll in the free credit monitoring service provided by Ambassador Advisors, LLC;
- Change passwords and security questions for online accounts;
- Regularly review account statements for signs of fraud or unauthorized activity;
- Monitor credit reports for signs of identity theft; and
- Contact a credit bureau(s) to request a temporary fraud alert.