EP Global Production Data Breach Investigation

Written by The Lyon Firm on August 17, 2023. Posted in Data Breach.

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The Lyon Firm, currently involved in some of the largest data privacy events in the last five years, is investigating EP Global Production Solutions data breach claims after the company announced a data security incident that may have impacted over 471,000 individuals.

On June 30, 2023, Entertainment Partners (EP Global) discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which the sensitive personal identifiable information (PII) in its systems may have been accessed and stolen. According to reports, hundreds of thousands of people may now be at risk of identity theft and fraud.

After an investigation, Entertainment Partners concluded that an unauthorized actor may have obtained a trove of sensitive personal data. On August 2, 2023, Entertainment Partners began sending out data breach notification letters and contacting individuals whose information may have been compromised. The type of information exposed may include the following:

Names
Social Security numbers
Addresses
Tax identification numbers

About EP Global Production

Entertainment Partners is a production finance and management company specializing in entertainment payroll. EP offers software solutions, tax incentive administration, production accounting, and other integrated production management solutions for film, television, and digital media projects. The company has offices in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, and has more than a million end users worldwide.

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