MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedRansom DemandedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)PHIHighContained

Berman & Rabin

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 8, 2024

Filed

Jan 28, 2025

To disclose

29 weeks

Affected

6,846state residents only

Linked

13 filings

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for Berman & Rabin →3 incidents on file

Berman & Rabin, P.A., a legal firm, disclosed a ransomware incident affecting 6,846 Washington residents. Unauthorized access occurred between July 5-8, 2024, involving file encryption. Data exposed included names, SSNs, financial accounts, and PHI. Notices were sent on Jan 28, 2025. The firm engaged law enforcement, offered 12 months of credit monitoring, and implemented additional security safeguards.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d29 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 3 days

discovery → filing · 29 weeks / 204 days

Jul 5, 2024

Begins

Jul 8, 2024

Discovered

Jan 28, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+11 wks slower

This filing is one of 13 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_010c6552c51197a72025-01-28Candidate
Nebraska State AGbd_14fd7a1f40f921a42025-01-28Verified
Delaware State AGbd_51c4dfdefb47c41b2025-01-28Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_57200978e1d048382025-01-28Verified

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Iowa State AGbd_649bb4e63805c3382025-01-28Verified
Indiana State AGbd_67dbf6cb77ebe9522025-01-28Verified
Montana State AGbd_ade90aa399a9c1d72025-01-28Verified
Vermont State AGbd_d19726f54b2626262025-01-28Verified
Oregon State AGbd_d4c9531320fcd7c22025-01-28Verified
South Carolina State AGbd_e7c454baabfa844d2025-01-29 · +1dVerified

Showing first 10 of 12 linked disclosures.

Name: Berman & Rabin
norm: berman rabin
Domain: bermanrabin.com
Industry: Legal

Name: Berman & Rabin
norm: berman rabin
Domain: bermanrabin.com
Industry: Legal
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 8, 2024
Breach occurred: Jul 5, 2024 – Jul 8, 2024
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 28, 2025
Affected individuals: 6,846state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)PHI
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberFinancial account numberDate of birthHealth insurance IDMedical information
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoingContained same day
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementProviding written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to secure its environment
Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the activity
Notified federal law enforcement
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through IDX
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Providing written notice to the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewed security policies and procedures
Implementing additional security measures to reduce the risk of similar future events
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 weeks(204 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 11 states

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Maine State AGJan 28 · first

Nebraska State AGJan 28 · first

Delaware State AGJan 28 · first

New Hampshire State AGJan 28 · first

Iowa State AGJan 28 · first

Indiana State AGJan 28 · first

Montana State AGJan 28 · first

Vermont State AGJan 28 · first

Oregon State AGJan 28 · first

Washington State AGJan 28 · first · this page

South Carolina State AG+1d

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 12 — the full spread may be wider.

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/BreachA32055.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 28, 2025
Raw hash: cda2a4bea28244d046f02e9277d316b036fd8eae1947de806e4a2325748e162c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBerman & Rabin

Victim entityBerman & Rabin

Incidentdiscovered Jul 8, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to secure its environment

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com