HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)CredentialsEmploymentMediumContained

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Jun 12, 2024

To disclose

13 months

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP →2 incidents on file

Kirkland & Ellis LLP notified individuals of a data breach resulting from a cybersecurity issue in Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer solution. Between May 27 and May 31, 2023, an unauthorized third party accessed files transferred via the tool. Affected data included names, contact info, SSNs, financial account details, health info, credentials, and employment data. The firm engaged cybersecurity experts, notified law enforcement, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring.

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California clockDiscovered May 31, 2023 → Notified May 28, 2024363d ✗ CA 60-day late13 months discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 4 days

discovery → filing · 13 months / 378 days

May 27, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Jun 12, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+35 wks slower

This filing is one of 10 about the same incident.View merged incident

Part of Progress Software Corporation supply-chain incident (2023) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

A leak claim by cl0p about this victim predates this filing by 349 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Sitecl0pbd_2a6a38a4fce50e7f2023-06-29 · +349dVerified by operator
Leak Sitecl0pbd_a8a40d279b2b72b92023-06-29 · +349dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_5014b08744e1235e2024-06-12Verified
Montana State AGbd_76e20d53b936d6eb2024-06-12Verified by operator
Washington State AGbd_e570578a73aa4c7e2024-06-12Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_7817adae867820ef2024-06-17 · +5dVerified by operator

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Illinois State AGbd_cfca829068da16642024-06-01 · +11dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_0f2b6129de255d012024-05-28 · +15dVerified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_45f3062279233bd32023-09-07 · +279dVerified by operator

Name: KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
norm: kirkland ellis
Domain: kirkland.com

Name: KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
norm: kirkland ellis
Domain: kirkland.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: May 31, 2023
Breach occurred: May 27, 2023 – May 31, 2023
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 28, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)CredentialsEmployment
Data elements: Date of birth
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1195 Supply Chain CompromiseT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported the issue to law enforcement
Third party: via Progress Software
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Initiated an investigation
Took steps to secure our relevant systems
Working with leading cybersecurity experts to determine the nature and scope of the issue
Reported the issue to law enforcement
Put in place additional monitoring measures to further protect our systems
Offered credit monitoring and identity restoration services for 24 months at no cost
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 months(378 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 363dLeak >180d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: May 31, 2023
→ Notified: May 28, 2024
363d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: May 31, 2023 → Notified: May 28, 2024	363d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day late

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGSep 7 · first

Vermont State AG+264d

Illinois State AG+268d

Maine State AG+279d

Montana State AG+279d

Washington State AG+279d

California State AG+279d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+284d

Pattern: first filing Sep 7 (MA), last Jun 17 (NH) — a 284-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-586862
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 12, 2024
Raw hash: c63d04b6b2b36ca32432ed2873dd9bfc10e6e71b480dd440ededba161ef1f0bc

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

Victim entityKIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responseInitiated an investigation

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov