MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareVulnerability ExploitData EncryptedData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumResolved

CHRISTENSEN O'CONNOR JOHNSON KINDNESS PLLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 24, 2020

Filed

Nov 10, 2021

To disclose

46 weeks

Affected

815state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

71%

Full breach record for CHRISTENSEN O'CONNOR JOHNSON KINDNESS PLLC →

Christensen O’Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC, a Seattle law firm, disclosed a ransomware attack discovered on December 24, 2020. The attacker exploited a VPN vulnerability to encrypt servers and access employee data including SSNs and financial accounts. 815 Washington residents were notified on November 10, 2021. The firm engaged forensic investigators, notified the FBI, and offered credit monitoring.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d46 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 46 weeks / 321 days

Dec 24, 2020

Begins

Dec 24, 2020

Discovered

Nov 10, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+28 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_9673e89026567e552021-11-10Verified
Montana State AGbd_d037123510d095fe2021-11-10Verified

Name: Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman and Dicker LLP
norm: wilson elser moskowitz edelman and dicker

Name: CHRISTENSEN O'CONNOR JOHNSON KINDNESS PLLC
norm: christensen o connor johnson kindness
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 24, 2020
Breach occurred: Dec 24, 2020 – Feb 15, 2021
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 10, 2021
Affected individuals: 815state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberFinancial account numberDate of birth
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoing
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged a specialized digital forensics firm to investigate the incident
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Patching any known vulnerabilities
Implementing organization-wide multifactor authentication
Forcing password resets
Deploying a next-generation security suite
Offered twelve (12) months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services through Kroll
Changes made: Patching any known vulnerabilities
Implementing organization-wide multifactor authentication
Forcing password resets
Deploying a next-generation security suite
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 46 weeks(321 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Maine State AGNov 10 · first

Montana State AGNov 10 · first

Washington State AGNov 10 · first · 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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA3165.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 10, 2021
Raw hash: 3c6d266b8be9029f2f0c7117c5e70904a53b17bd56ea7e7ec80fba76ab70be96

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman and Dicker LLP

Victim entityCHRISTENSEN O'CONNOR JOHNSON KINDNESS PLLC

Incidentdiscovered Dec 24, 2020

Stated responseEngaged a specialized digital forensics firm to investigate the incident

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com