MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedRansom DemandedBiometricFinancial accountIdentity (basic)Government IDPHIPIIHealth (basic)HighContained

ABC Legal Services, Inc.

bd_0a90bc16f3f1824c · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 7, 2024

Filed

Dec 6, 2024

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected

2,447state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

71%

Full breach record for ABC Legal Services, Inc. →

ABC Legal Services, Inc. reported a ransomware incident in Washington affecting 2,447 residents. Unauthorized access occurred on August 7, 2024, resulting in data exfiltration. The incident was contained by August 8, 2024. Affected individuals received credit monitoring services.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d17 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 121 days

Aug 7, 2024

Begins

Aug 7, 2024

Discovered

Dec 6, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_7d3ca932529b6b972024-12-06Verified
Indiana State AGbd_9fe3e652fee4919d2024-12-06Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_d4a6127588c5c66f2024-12-06Verified
California State AGbd_dc32b17db7d57a932024-12-06Verified

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Oregon State AGbd_1ef58db9003b6e662025-01-15 · +40dVerified

Name: ABC Legal Services, Inc.
norm: abc legal
Domain: abclegal.com

Name: ABC Legal Services, Inc.
norm: abc legal
Domain: abclegal.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 7, 2024
Breach occurred: Aug 7, 2024 – Aug 8, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 6, 2024
Affected individuals: 2,447state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDriver's licence numberFinancial account numberDate of birthHealth insurance IDBiometric data
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoing
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Secured our network
Launched an immediate investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals
Providing you with access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing you with proactive fraud assistance
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of your personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(121 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Maine State AGDec 6 · first

Indiana State AGDec 6 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 6 · first

California State AGDec 6 · first

Washington State AGDec 6 · first · this page

Oregon State AG+40d

Pattern: first filing Dec 6 (ME), last Jan 15 (OR) — a 40-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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA31630.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 6, 2024
Raw hash: 2ccaf985a301d35b1f746329bf2b87dc5f5e73800b1ca26e6a19854519bd34e2

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityABC Legal Services, Inc.

Victim entityABC Legal Services, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 7, 2024

Stated responseSecured our network

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com