HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryGovernment IDIdentity (basic)Health (basic)MediumContained

Kotz Sangster Wysocki

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 6, 2024

Filed

May 19, 2026

To disclose

—

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

4 records

Confidence

91%

Full breach record for Kotz Sangster Wysocki →

Kotz Sangster Wysocki P.C., a law firm, experienced unauthorized access to its network between Feb 25 and Mar 3, 2024. Discovered Dec 6, 2024 after forensic review. Files containing Social Security numbers, taxpayer ID numbers, and health insurance information may have been removed. Approximately 4 Maryland residents affected. One year complimentary credit monitoring offered via Equifax.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 285 days

Feb 25, 2024

Begins

Dec 6, 2024

Discovered

May 19, 2026

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitesilentransomgroupbd_e43e9a7b3f37dea62024-12-13 · +522dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_849d4dcf8aab2aca2025-01-03 · +502dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_e4365d44a6e7db902025-01-03 · +502dCandidate

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Kotz Sangster Wysocki
norm: kotz sangster wysocki
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 6, 2024
Breach occurred: Feb 25, 2024 – Mar 3, 2024
Undetected for: 285 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 3, 2025
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: PIIPHIGovernment IDHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Maryland Office of the Attorney General

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Contained and secured the network
Working closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Conducted extensive forensic investigation and manual document review
Providing written notification to affected residents
Offering complimentary credit monitoring for one year
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies its practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGJan 3 · first

Indiana State AGJan 3 · first

Maryland State AG+502d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 3 (MA), last May 19 (MD) — a 502-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.maryland.gov/resources-info/SBN%20Documents/2025/ITU-376117.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 19, 2026
Raw hash: 8ca328ce97a1aa26db7cb9f794165c27c31c3f2295cae8525d7ffdcd25dd8ade

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityKotz Sangster Wysocki

Incidentdiscovered Dec 6, 2024

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.maryland.gov