MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 4, 2022

Filed

Jul 5, 2022

To disclose

18 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC →2 incidents on file

Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC reported a ransomware incident discovered on March 4, 2022, affecting 4 New Hampshire residents. Compromised data included names, SSNs, government IDs, and health information. The firm engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 18 weeks / 123 days

Mar 4, 2022

Discovered

Jul 5, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Idaho State AGbd_c6a2a861fa0cd49b2022-07-06 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_2c814b4dd4e3c42e2022-07-01 · +4dVerified
Montana State AGbd_83180b79ac3be56e2022-07-01 · +4dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_dbb04e8f6f0bf1992022-07-01 · +4dVerified

Name: Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC
norm: lightfoot franklin white
Domain: lightfootlaw.com

Name: Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC
norm: lightfoot franklin white
Domain: lightfootlaw.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 4, 2022
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 1, 2022
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Financial account
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General

During the incident: Took immediate steps to contain the incident
Engaged outside consultants to conduct an investigation
Notified law enforcement
Engaged experienced outside forensics investigators
Reached a resolution and have received confirmation from the third party that the compromised information was destroyed
Offering a complimentary 12-month membership of Experian’s IdentityWorks
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing its safeguards
Segregating and restricting access to client confidential information
Enhancing cyber security team
Deploying additional technical safeguards
Working with outside consultants to further review and enhance security policies and procedures
Engaged a service provider to conduct both public and dark web monitoring
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 weeks(123 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Massachusetts State AGJul 1 · first

Montana State AGJul 1 · first

Indiana State AGJul 1 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d · this page

Idaho State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Jul 1 (MA), last Jul 6 (ID) — 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/lightfoot-franklin-white-20220705.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 5, 2022
Raw hash: 46def097099b512a847b111436e2cef3d33a644c5aae3f6831fba8e843ddc377

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityLightfoot, Franklin & White LLC

Victim entityLightfoot, Franklin & White LLC

Incidentdiscovered Mar 4, 2022

Stated responseTook immediate steps to contain the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov