MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData ExfiltratedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

Woods & Woods, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 1, 2020

Filed

Mar 11, 2020

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Woods & Woods, LLC →

Woods & Woods LLC, a law firm, suffered a ransomware attack on January 15, 2020. The firm became aware of the incident on February 1, 2020. Attackers claimed to have stolen data, including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medical information, and bank account/routing numbers. The firm engaged forensic investigators and notified the FBI. Identity monitoring services were provided to affected individuals.

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California clockDiscovered Feb 1, 2020 → Notified Feb 25, 202024d ✓ CA 60-day OK6 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 17 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 39 days

Jan 15, 2020

Begins

Feb 1, 2020

Discovered

Mar 11, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

South Carolina State AGbd_1b908797363582662020-03-11Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_2b370c7bf00416b22020-03-11Verified
Delaware State AGbd_698c15ef43a2d8962020-03-11Verified
Oregon State AGbd_812eb9ab0c1044832020-03-11Verified

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Indiana State AGbd_f7f6bb647459a6b92020-03-11Verified
Montana State AGbd_092c849f00c8e1b42020-03-10 · +1dCandidate

Name: Woods & Woods, LLC
norm: woods woods

Name: Woods & Woods, LLC
norm: woods woods
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 1, 2020
Breach occurred: Jan 15, 2020
Undetected for: 17 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 25, 2020
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Contacted the FBI

During the incident: Took steps to secure our information systems
Contacted the FBI
Hired a forensic cybersecurity firm
Provided identity monitoring services through Kroll
Changes made: Continue to work with the cybersecurity firm to pursue measures to protect and secure our data
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(39 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 24d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Feb 1, 2020
→ Notified: Feb 25, 2020
24d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Feb 1, 2020 → Notified: Feb 25, 2020	24d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Montana State AGMar 10 · first

South Carolina State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Delaware State AG+1d

Oregon State AG+1d

Indiana State AG+1d

California State AG+1d · 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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-188145
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 11, 2020
Raw hash: e568697ec63ee689df9f88fa1fe1286c6029c0c9db3ed025f8fd46ba976f2786

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWoods & Woods, LLC

Victim entityWoods & Woods, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Feb 1, 2020

Stated responseTook steps to secure our information systems

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov