HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIILowContained

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

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Severity

Low

Discovered

—

Filed

Jan 30, 2026

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

18 filings

Confidence

81%

Full breach record for Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP →

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, a large international law firm, experienced a cybersecurity incident in which a single user account was compromised by an unauthorized third party. The attacker used the account to copy files from a shared network drive between October 23 and October 28, 2025. The firm discovered the breach on October 27, 2025, promptly contained it, engaged outside security experts, and notified law enforcement. Personal information of individuals associated with client representations was affected.

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Incident timeline

Oct 23, 2025

Begins

Jan 30, 2026

Filed

This filing is one of 18 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_0e7ab2684f9adbb92026-01-31 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_fd75b1199ae901282026-02-02 · +3dVerified
Maine State AGbd_17a53c023f0ba1042026-03-06 · +35dVerified by operator
Iowa State AGbd_18585ca3a5ebbd9d2026-03-06 · +35dVerified

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Vermont State AGbd_786831cef9a1e06f2026-03-06 · +35dVerified by operator
South Carolina State AGbd_8c894c19fa1ea2172026-03-06 · +35dVerified by operator
Nebraska State AGbd_9e9803da8e426e692026-03-06 · +35dVerified
California State AGbd_edf5f0e9968a791e2026-03-06 · +35dVerified by operator
Texas State AGbd_4dd5907ab69cf7bb2026-03-09 · +38dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_d5f9995585ec309f2026-03-09 · +38dVerified

Showing first 10 of 17 linked disclosures.

Name: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
norm: fried frank harris shriver jacobson
Domain: friedfrank.com

Name: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
norm: fried frank harris shriver jacobson
Domain: friedfrank.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Oct 23, 2025 – Oct 28, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1039 Data from Network Shared DriveT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Promptly contained the incident and blocked the unauthorized access
Conducted an investigation of the incident with the help of outside data security experts
Reported the matter to law enforcement
Engaged Equifax to provide two years of credit and identity monitoring services at no cost to affected individuals
Established a dedicated call center to answer questions
Changes made: Taken a range of steps to enhance existing security controls
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 · 11 filings · 9 states

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California State AGJan 30 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+3d

Maine State AG+35d

Iowa State AG+35d

Vermont State AG+35d

South Carolina State AG+35d

Nebraska State AG+35d

California State AG+35d

Texas State AG+38d

New Hampshire State AG+38d

Pattern: first filing Jan 30 (CA), last Mar 9 (NH) — a 38-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 17 — 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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-617981
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 30, 2026
Raw hash: 1b19228331c141288a4cc007d51ba3fb9921da17308d0fca17bf71f724610561

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Victim entityFried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responsePromptly contained the incident and blocked the unauthorized access

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov