On July 22, 2024, Perry Johnson Mortgage Company, Inc. (“PJM”) filed a notice with the Attorney General of Montana after discovering that one of the company’s IT vendors experienced a data breach, resulting in PJM customer data being compromised. In this notice, PJM explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information. Upon completing its investigation, PJM began sending out data breach notification letters to all individuals whose information was affected by the recent data security incident.

If you received a data breach notification from Perry Johnson Mortgage Company, Inc., it is essential you understand what is at risk and what you can do about it. A data breach lawyer can help you learn more about how to protect yourself from becoming a victim of fraud or identity theft, as well as discuss your legal options following the Perry Johnson Mortgage Company data breach. For more information, please see our recent piece on the topic here.

What Caused the Perry Johnson Mortgage Company Data Breach?

The Perry Johnson Mortgage Company data breach was only recently announced, and more information is expected in the near future. However, PJM’s filing with the Attorney General of Montana provides some important information on what led up to the breach. According to this source, PJM recently learned that an IT vendor used by the company experienced a data security incident between March 27, 2023 and May 2, 2023. Evidently, during this period, an unauthorized party was able to access the vendor’s system, where PJM customer information was stored.

In response, PJM launched an internal investigation with the help of outside cybersecurity experts to learn more about the incident and determine what information was affected and who it belonged to.

Initially, PJM didn’t believe its customer information was leaked. However, subsequent investigation confirmed that certain data was stored on a compromised system. And, on June 14, 2024, PJM confirmed that customer data was among those which was accessible to the unauthorized party.

After learning that sensitive consumer data was accessible to an unauthorized party, Perry Johnson Mortgage Company reviewed the compromised files to determine what information was leaked and which consumers were impacted. PJM completed this process on June 26, 2024.

On July 22, 2024, Perry Johnson Mortgage Company sent out data breach letters to anyone who was affected by the recent data security incident. While the publicly available data breach letter on the Montana Attorney General’s website doesn’t mention what type of information was leaked, the personalized data breach letters that were recently sent out should provide victims with a list of what information belonging to them was compromised.

More Information About Perry Johnson Mortgage Company, Inc.

Perry Johnson Mortgage Company, Inc. is a mortgage company based out of Troy, Michigan. PJM is licensed to operate in approximately 20 states, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming. Perry Johnson Mortgage Company employs more than 25 people and generates approximately $5 million in annual revenue.