MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

The Lanier Law Firm

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Jun 2, 2022

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for The Lanier Law Firm →3 incidents on file

The Lanier Law Firm PLLC experienced a malware attack that encrypted certain systems. An unknown actor gained access to systems between February 2, 2021, and February 19, 2021. The incident potentially impacted individuals' names and other personal information. The firm secured systems, restored access, engaged third-party specialists, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

Feb 2, 2021

Begins

Jun 2, 2022

Filed

This filing is one of 8 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_5c19cddb138b06352022-06-02Verified
Indiana State AGbd_5ea561e15bd426c12022-06-02Verified
Montana State AGbd_992c0aed83ac4b5d2022-06-02Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_a59d98b8792460902022-06-02Verified

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Washington State AGbd_af1fc3359cad3ed32022-06-02Verified
Oregon State AGbd_d6822c3e2f0893962022-06-02Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_e5a16ed8395e28f62022-06-07 · +5dVerified

Name: The Lanier Law Firm
norm: the lanier law firm

Name: The Lanier Law Firm
norm: the lanier law firm
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Feb 2, 2021 – Feb 19, 2021
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported this event to federal law enforcementNotified appropriate state regulators

During the incident: Secured our systems
Restored access to the information
Launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the event
Worked with third-party specialists to perform a comprehensive review of the data
Conducted a time-intensive manual review of our records
Reviewed our security policies and procedures
Implemented additional safeguards to reduce the risk of similar future events
Offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Equifax
Reported this event to federal law enforcement
Notified appropriate state regulators
Changes made: Reviewed our security policies and procedures
Implemented additional safeguards to reduce the risk of similar future events
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 · 8 filings · 8 states

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Maine State AGJun 2 · first

Indiana State AGJun 2 · first

Montana State AGJun 2 · first

Massachusetts State AGJun 2 · first

Washington State AGJun 2 · first

Oregon State AGJun 2 · first

California State AGJun 2 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Jun 2 (ME), last Jun 7 (NH) — a 5-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.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-553985
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 2, 2022
Raw hash: e5db4f72bd1aeec24d288fa620bf2698b306f12cc09b849fa7abce3663f401d0

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Lanier Law Firm

Victim entityThe Lanier Law Firm

IncidentRansomware

Stated responseSecured our systems

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov