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HackingProfessional ServicesTechnologyProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Customer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Rocket Lawyer Incorporated

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 1, 2019

Filed

Jan 15, 2020

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

64%
Full breach record for Rocket Lawyer Incorporated →

Rocket Lawyer Incorporated notified customers of a potential security incident involving personal information stored by its third-party service provider, Legalinc Corporate Services, Inc. In December 2019, Legalinc was contacted by a security consultant who claimed to have found a vulnerability in the database storing customer business formation documents. It is possible the consultant used this vulnerability to access files containing names, addresses, government-issued IDs, and Social Security numbers. The breach window is listed as October 25, 2017, to December 4, 2019. Legalinc launched an internal investigation, remediated the vulnerability, and retained a forensic firm. Complimentary identity protection services were offered to affected individuals.

California clockDiscovered Dec 1, 2019 → Notified Apr 12, 2020133d ✗ CA 60-day late6 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 767 days
discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 45 days

Oct 25, 2017

Begins

Dec 1, 2019

Discovered

Jan 15, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

11 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.ConfirmedView incident

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.