HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)PIILowContained

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Apr 17, 2025

Filed

Jun 18, 2025

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC →6 incidents on file

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC notified consumers of a cyber incident discovered on April 17, 2025, involving unauthorized access to an attorney's computer and limited firm data, including a 2019 Wheeling Jesuit University alumni list. The firm engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement, and contained the incident. No evidence of data release was found. The firm offered one year of Experian identity monitoring services to affected individuals.

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Vermont clock⏱ VT AG >14 bday9 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 62 days

Apr 17, 2025

Discovered

Jun 18, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

10 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_adb0c7d5ca2f239e2025-06-18Verified
Maine State AGbd_b0866f4a8fadf9cd2025-06-18Candidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_738e2db0ae3584402025-06-23 · +5dVerified

Name: ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC
norm: eckert seamans cherin mellott

Name: ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC
norm: eckert seamans cherin mellott
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 17, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 18, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)PII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified all appropriate state regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Worked with our team to secure our network and begin an investigation
Notified Wheeling University
Monitoring internet sources
Implemented additional security protocols designed to enhance the security of our network and internal systems
Notified all appropriate state regulators
Began an investigation with the assistance of a nationally recognized digital forensics firm
Notified law enforcement
IT team quickly contained this incident
Changes made: Implemented additional security protocols designed to enhance the security of our network and internal systems
Continue to evaluate additional steps that may be taken to further bolster our defenses
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(62 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >14 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGJun 18 · first

Maine State AGJun 18 · first

Vermont State AGJun 18 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Jun 18 (IN), last Jun 23 (NH) — a 5-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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-06-18-eckert-seamans-cherin-mellott-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 18, 2025
Raw hash: 13b030a16a4cc787bf459ed72baa0b9cbdf615c7796ddfdcaf2a18bf2bf5f5f5

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC

Victim entityECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Apr 17, 2025

Stated responseWorked with our team to secure our network and begin an investigation

ComplianceVT AG >14 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov