On or around May 1, 2023, Johnson & Company, CPAs was alerted by their tax software provider, Intuit, that fraudulent 2022 tax returns had been filed on behalf of certain Johnson & Company, CPAs’ clients who previously filed tax returns with Johnson & Company, CPAs for 2021 and began investigating. Johnson & Company, CPAs finished its investigation, and determined that individuals personal information may have been compromised, including:
- Name
- Financial Account Number or Credit/Debit Card Number (in combination with security code, access code, password or PIN for the account)
Johnson & Company, CPAs notified the individuals whose personal information was compromised on August 11, 2023. If you’ve received notice from Johnson & Company, CPAs that your personal information was compromised, consider doing certain things to protect your personal information:
- Change your passwords and security information for online accounts;
- Review your account statements for unauthorized activity;
- Monitor your credit reports for signs of identity theft;
- Contact the credit bureaus to request a temporary fraud alert;
- Carefully review the notice you received from Johnson & Company, CPAs;
- Keep a copy of the notice for your records; and
- Enroll in the identity and credit monitoring services offered in the notice from Johnson & Company, CPAs.
For more information on the options available to you following a data breach, email us at info@mselaborlaw.com, or call (202) 833-8855 to set up a free consultation with one of our attorneys, or click the Contact Us form in the menu header above.
