HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP

bd_01c8c467936f5ef0 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 13, 2023

Filed

Jan 14, 2025

To disclose

13 months

Affected

3,802state residents only

Linked

16 records

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP →2 incidents on file

Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP notified the NH AG of a cybersecurity incident first detected on Dec 13, 2023. An unauthorized actor potentially accessed network files. 3,802 NH residents were affected. The firm engaged a cybersecurity firm, enhanced privacy policies, and offered credit monitoring.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d13 months discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 13 months / 398 days

Dec 13, 2023

Discovered

Jan 14, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+38 wks slower

This filing is one of 16 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by black_basta about this victim was first seen 389 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_59773b3aabb12e552025-01-15 · +1dVerified
California State AGbd_d2bd2e440c25b7392025-01-15 · +1dVerified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_3f19b595050c24cc2025-01-13 · +1dVerified
Washington State AGbd_8fc1c900a335fed52025-01-16 · +2dVerified by operator

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 303d gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_8552ef9d273399f82025-01-17 · +3dVerified by operator
South Carolina State AGbd_9b1cd8fcc3d360312025-01-17 · +3dVerified by operator
Iowa State AGbd_f6dabcb4a2c109fc2025-01-17 · +3dVerified by operator
Rhode Island State AGbd_3e9cc9ff1838a31e2025-01-28 · +14dVerified
Maryland State AGbd_747af5a683f6a74f2025-11-13 · +303dVerified by operator
Maryland State AGbd_96d242fcec7fed342025-11-13 · +303dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 15 linked disclosures.

Name: Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP
norm: wolf haldenstein adler freeman herz
Domain: whafh.com

Name: Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP
norm: wolf haldenstein adler freeman herz
Domain: whafh.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 13, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 3,802state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged a specialized cybersecurity firm to investigate the nature and scope of the incident
Moved quickly to investigate and respond to the event
Offering complimentary credit monitoring to individuals who believe they may have been affected
Changes made: Reviewed and enhanced its existing policies and procedures related to data privacy
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 months(398 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 10 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGJan 13 · first

New Hampshire State AG+1d · this page

Maine State AG+2d

California State AG+2d

Washington State AG+3d

Massachusetts State AG+4d

South Carolina State AG+4d

Iowa State AG+4d

Rhode Island State AG+15d

Maryland State AG+304d

Pattern: first filing Jan 13 (IN), last Nov 13 (MD) — a 304-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 15 — the full spread may be wider.

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/wolf-haldenstein-adler-freeman-herz-20250114.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 14, 2025
Raw hash: b4d32358222dba69d046b14c6527e406bad524529d8fabefc43fc1d9476cc8cc

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP

Victim entityWolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP

Incidentdiscovered Dec 13, 2023

Stated responseEngaged a specialized cybersecurity firm to investigate the nature and scope of the incident

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov