HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryPIIIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Sharp Law LLP

bd_447b9e03f2972c17 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 1, 2024

Filed

Aug 30, 2024

To disclose

30 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3,3501 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Sharp Law LLP →

Sharp Law, LLP notified the NH AG of unauthorized access to an employee email account between Nov 6, 2023 and Feb 19, 2024. Discovered in Feb 2024. 3,350 individuals notified (1 NH resident). PII (names, addresses) exposed. Response included forensic investigation, password resets, MFA implementation, and credit monitoring via Kroll.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 87 days

discovery → filing · 30 weeks / 211 days

Nov 6, 2023

Begins

Feb 1, 2024

Discovered

Aug 30, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+13 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_df16465e50935f8c2024-08-29 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_4edeee7c348770b82024-08-19 · +11dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_d73fba04a9b0ca4f2024-08-16 · +14dCandidate
Vermont State AGbd_e978ae59f2fd14502024-08-16 · +14dVerified

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Maine State AGbd_f49b4e563b9b258a2024-08-16 · +14dVerified

Name: Freeman, Mathis & Gary, LLP
norm: freeman mathis gary

Name: Sharp Law LLP
norm: sharp law
Domain: sharplawllp.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 1, 2024
Breach occurred: Nov 6, 2023 – Feb 19, 2024
Undetected for: 87 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 16, 2024
Affected individuals: 3,350state + nationwide
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported the incident to the New Hampshire Office of the Attorney GeneralReporting the incident to other state regulators, as necessary
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Secured the accounts
Partnered with computer forensic specialists to conduct a thorough investigation
Reset account passwords
Implemented multi-factor authentication for Sharp Law email accounts
Offered Credit Monitoring, Fraud Consultation, and Identity Theft Restoration services through Kroll
Changes made: Implemented additional safeguards and technical security measures to enhance the security of our network
Secured the services of Kroll to provide identity monitoring
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 30 weeks(211 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Indiana State AGAug 16 · first

Vermont State AGAug 16 · first

Maine State AGAug 16 · first

Massachusetts State AG+3d

Montana State AG+13d

New Hampshire State AG+14d · this page

Pattern: first filing Aug 16 (IN), last Aug 30 (NH) — a 14-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/sharp-law-20240830.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 30, 2024
Raw hash: a4f9a991693ca03fc146d11de034b975992df33a65413e4d4c31e426c9953d3a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFreeman, Mathis & Gary, LLP

Victim entitySharp Law LLP

Incidentdiscovered Feb 1, 2024

Stated responseSecured the accounts

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov