Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating KBF CPAs regarding its recent data breach. The KBF CPAs data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information belonging to over 1,100 individuals.
ABOUT KBF CPAS:
KBF CPAs is an accounting firm located in Irvine, California. As a certified public accounting firm, KBF CPAs offers a variety of services including income tax planning, tax compliance, and international taxation services, as well as advisory services including technical consulting and IPO & SEC readiness. KBF CPAs offers its services to large publicly owned companies as well as some privately owned businesses and high-net-worth individuals. Headquartered in Irvine, California, KBF CPAs has 4 other locations in Seattle, Washington, Portland, Oregon, Las Vegas, Nevada, and San Diego, California. KBF CPAs was founded in 2017 and has offered its accounting services to companies such as Asics, Best Western, Beyond Meat, and Circle Pharma.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, KBF CPAs discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which the sensitive personal identifiable information in its systems may have been accessed. Through its investigation, KBF CPAs determined that an unauthorized actor may have accessed this sensitive information between November 8 and November 14, 2022. On June 29, 2023, KBF CPAs began contacting individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of information exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
If you received a breach notification letter from KBF CPAs:
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 KBF CPAs data breach, you may consider taking the following steps to protect your personal information.
- Carefully review any breach notice and retain a copy;
- Enroll in any free credit monitoring services provided by KBF CPAs;
- 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.