HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Berger & Williams, LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 6, 2026

Filed

May 8, 2026

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

8state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Berger & Williams, LLP →2 incidents on file

Berger & Williams, LLP, a law firm, notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of unauthorized access to an employee email account affecting approximately 8 NH residents. The breach occurred around February 6, 2025, and was discovered on April 6, 2026. Personal information, including names and Social Security numbers, was accessed. Notifications were sent on May 4, 2026, offering one year of credit monitoring and fraud insurance.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 424 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 32 days

Feb 6, 2025

Begins

Apr 6, 2026

Discovered

May 8, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

13 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Texas State AGbd_8195d3796c10454f2026-05-06 · +2dVerified by operator

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Berger & Williams, LLP
norm: berger williams
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 6, 2026
Breach occurred: Feb 6, 2025
Undetected for: 424 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 4, 2026
Affected individuals: 8state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General's Office
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched a technical investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals
Providing the affected residents with written notification
Advising the affected residents about the process for placing fraud alerts and/or security freezes on their credit files
Offering complimentary credit monitoring for one year
Providing contact information for the consumer reporting agencies and the Federal Trade Commission
Changes made: Reviewed and revised our information security practices
Implemented additional security measures to mitigate the chance of a similar event in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(32 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Texas State AGMay 6 · first

New Hampshire State AG+2d · this page

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/berger-williams-20260508.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 8, 2026
Raw hash: 4e701a6a8dc1c505a18c9d8cd8fd4538a876e7fc1d50f43863cff5b35676ef13

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityBerger & Williams, LLP

Incidentdiscovered Apr 6, 2026

Stated responseLaunched a technical investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov