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Votava Nantz & Johnson

bd_1d241f2f8072c43b · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

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Filed

Jul 28, 2025

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 records

Confidence

50%
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Threat-actor claim — not a regulatory filing

This row is a claim by the ransomware group DragonForce on its public extortion blog. It has not been validated by the victim or any regulator. Treat attribution and counts as the threat actor's assertion until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure corroborates them.

Group activity: Business ServicesDiscovered: 2025-07-28

Source: Ransomware.live

Post text · scraped from the leak site

(Including customer data) VNJ Law is a prominent law firm in Kansas and Missouri that specializes in personal injury cases, including auto accidents, medical malpractice, and wrongful death. The firm boasts over 75 years of combined experience, focusing on maximizing client compensation through skilled representation. Their commitment to providing dedicated legal support ensures clients receive personal attention during challenging times. VNJ Law offers free consultations and operates on a no recovery, no fee basis, making their services accessible to those in need.

Incident timeline — mostly unverified

? — ?

Breach window unknown

Jul 28, 2025

Claim posted

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Corroborated · see linked filings

This record's own dates cannot anchor compliance clocks; see the linked filings.

Claim → filing

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Compliance clock

Not assessable

This leak-site claim is one of 4 records about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗
Nebraska State AGDec 22 · first
Massachusetts State AGDec 22 · first
Indiana State AGDec 22 · first

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claimThis record

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filing

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source ceiling

  • actor name
  • victim claim
  • ransom/leak status
  • discovery date
  • materiality
  • notification
  • affected count
  • confirmed data types
  • compliance clock

The ✕ fields stay blank until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure lands.

About this groupFirst seen 2022-10-20

dragonforce

According to ransomware.live, DragonForce is a major ransomware-as-a-service operation first observed in August 2023 that launched a formal affiliate program offering 80% revenue share, then rebranded as a "ransomware cartel" in 2025, gaining notoriety for high-profile attacks on UK retailers Marks & Spencer, Co-op, and Harrods.

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