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Hinman Straub

bd_4ccb994e048fa4c9 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

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Filed

Aug 13, 2026

To disclose

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Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

50%
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Threat-actor claim — not a regulatory filing

This row is a claim by the ransomware group Storm on its public extortion blog. It has not been validated by the victim or any regulator. Treat attribution and counts as the threat actor's assertion until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure corroborates them.

Group activity: Professional ServicesDiscovered: 2026-08-14
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Source: Ransomware.live

Post text · scraped from the leak site

Hinman Straub is a full-service law firm located in Albany, New York, offering a comprehensive range of legal and lobbying services. The firm caters to a diverse clientele, including Fortune 500 companies, associations, and local governments, providing expertise in areas such as Labor and Employment, Corporate Law, Real Estate, and Healthcare. With a team of experienced professionals, they guide clients through complex legal matters at various governmental levels, leveraging strong relationships with key decision-makers. Additionally, their public affairs partner, Corning Place Communications, enhances their clients' communication strategies to effectively convey their messages to the public. The company headquarters is located in 121 State Street, Albany, NY 12207, United States. 51-200 Employees

Incident timeline — mostly unverified

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Breach window unknown

Aug 13, 2026

Claim posted

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No filing yet · watching

Compliance clocks stay unassessable until a regulatory filing lands. Dashed segments fill in automatically when corroboration arrives.

Claim → filing

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Compliance clock

Not assessable

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Unverified claimView incident

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claimThis record

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filing

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

No regulatory filing corroborates this yet — it is the attacker's own assertion. Watch this entity to be notified the moment a filing corroborates or contradicts it.

Source ceiling

  • actor name
  • victim claim
  • ransom/leak status
  • discovery date
  • materiality
  • notification
  • affected count
  • confirmed data types
  • compliance clock

The ✕ fields stay blank until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure lands.

About this group

storm

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