HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedData PublishedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Godbey Law LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 8, 2023

Filed

Jan 11, 2024

To disclose

18 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Godbey Law LLC →

Godbey Law, LLC notified Vermont AG of a September 2023 data breach where an unauthorized third party accessed systems containing client PII, including SSNs, driver's licenses, and financial account data. The firm engaged forensic assistance, upgraded security controls (MFA, SOC), and offered credit monitoring. Data was posted to the dark web.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday18 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 18 weeks / 125 days

Sep 8, 2023

Discovered

Jan 11, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by dispossessor about this victim predates this filing by 133 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Sitelockbit_3bd_b26a3da7b4d4d4582023-09-05 · +128dVerified by operator
Leak Sitedispossessorbd_ea5c96ec08cc8cb12023-08-31 · +133dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_67ae63cfe449ac382024-01-11Verified by operator

Name: Godbey Law LLC
norm: godbey law
Domain: godbeylaw.com

Name: Godbey Law LLC
norm: godbey law
Domain: godbeylaw.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 8, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 11, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notice with Vermont Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an internal investigation
Worked with our technology provider to assist with the investigation
Contain the threat
Further secure our systems
Upgrading our endpoint protection software
Adding additional multifactor authentication requirements for remote access
Implementing geographic restriction on our email system and network access
Implementing a 24x7 Security Operations Center
Offering complimentary access to Experian IdentityWorks
Changes made: Upgrading our endpoint protection software
Adding additional multifactor authentication requirements for remote access
Implementing geographic restriction on our email system and network access
Implementing a 24x7 Security Operations Center to identify any future unexpected behavior rapidly
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 weeks(125 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bdayLeak >90d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Indiana State AGJan 11 · first

Vermont State AGJan 11 · first · this page

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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-01-11-godbey-law-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 11, 2024
Raw hash: de195407674050ece7d745d8a4e0aa048870b7fe26dd4762d0892fe1dd21f45b

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGodbey Law LLC

Victim entityGodbey Law LLC

Incidentdiscovered Sep 8, 2023

Stated responseLaunched an internal investigation

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov