Ernst & Young (EY) has begun notifying clients of a data breach involving a third-party service management platform used for tax-related work, with hackers gaining access between March 28 and April 12 after the incident was discovered on April 23. The compromised data includes sensitive personal and financial information such as names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and credit/debit card numbers. EY states it is unaware of any misuse of the data and is offering affected clients two years of free credit monitoring and identity protection services.
