Professional Finance Company

Professional Finance Company, Inc. notified South Carolina residents of a ransomware attack detected on February 26, 2022. Unauthorized access resulted in exposure of names, addresses, SSNs, and account/payment data. PFC engaged forensic investigators, rebuilt systems, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring. No medical or payment card data was compromised.

Professional Finance Company, Inc., a financial services organization, reported an external system breach (hacking) that affected 12,474 Maine residents. The breach occurred on February 22, 2022, and was discovered on March 28, 2022. The compromised data includes names and Social Security Numbers. Affected individuals were notified on July 1, 2022, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Cyberscout.

Professional Finance Company, Inc. notified Montana residents of a ransomware attack detected on February 26, 2022. Unauthorized access resulted in exposure of names, addresses, SSNs, and account balances. PFC engaged forensic investigators, rebuilt systems, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring.

Professional Finance Company, Inc. reported to HHS on 2022-07-01 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 1,918,941 individuals. Breached information located on Network Server. The business associate experienced a ransomware attack compromising PHI including names, addresses, birthdates, SSNs, and financial/insurance data. The BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.

Professional Finance Company, Inc. reported a ransomware attack in Washington affecting 18,346 residents. Unauthorized access occurred Feb 22-26, 2022. Data exposed included names, addresses, SSNs, and payment history. The company engaged forensic investigators, rebuilt systems, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring.

Professional Finance Company, Inc. reported a data breach to the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. The breach was reported on 2022-07-01. 4,224 Massachusetts residents were affected. The report records the breach type as electronic.

Professional Finance Company, Inc. reported a data breach to the Oregon Attorney General. The breach was reported on 2022-07-01. The breach occurred during 2/22/2022 - 2/26/2022. The breach was discovered on 3/28/20225/5/2022. Notice was sent on 7/1/2022.

Professional Finance Company, Inc. experienced a ransomware attack on February 26, 2022, where an unauthorized third party accessed and disabled computer systems. The incident exposed personal information including names, addresses, social security numbers, and accounts receivable/payment data. The company engaged forensic investigators, rebuilt systems, and offered credit monitoring to affected individuals.

Professional Finance Company notified Montana residents of a ransomware attack detected on February 26, 2022. Unauthorized access may have exposed names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. The company engaged forensic specialists, rebuilt systems, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

Professional Finance Company reported a data breach to the Indiana Attorney General. The breach occurred on 2022-02-22 and was reported on 2022-05-03. 15,384 Indiana residents were affected. 1,972,699 individuals affected in total.

PROFESSIONAL FINANCE COMPANY filed a data-breach notice with the Illinois Attorney General during 2022 (case 2022-424). The register records the breach as discovered on February 26, 2022. Illinois does not publish the number of people affected — 815 ILCS 530/10 permits the Attorney General to publish only the entity name, the types of personal information and the date range.