MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareStolen CredentialsRansom DemandedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Capitol Law Group, PLLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 8, 2018

Filed

Dec 20, 2018

To disclose

37 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Capitol Law Group, PLLC →

Capitol Law Group, PLLC disclosed a ransomware incident where unauthorized access occurred between April 8 and May 13, 2018. The attacker demanded payment for the return of client information, including names and SSNs. The firm engaged the FBI and forensic experts. No evidence of misuse was found, but credit monitoring was offered.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 37 weeks / 256 days

Apr 8, 2018

Begins

Apr 8, 2018

Discovered

Dec 20, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

+19 wks slower

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_d4d6591f58539ab02018-12-21 · +1dVerified

Name: Capitol Law Group, PLLC
norm: capitol law

Name: Capitol Law Group, PLLC
norm: capitol law
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 8, 2018
Breach occurred: Apr 8, 2018 – May 13, 2018
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: contacted the FBI, which opened an investigationInternal Revenue Service, which is providing us assistance on tax reporting matters
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation
Contacted the FBI
Engaged external cybersecurity experts, including forensic examiners
Offering a complimentary one-year membership of Experian IdentityWorksSM Credit 3B
Changes made: Modified our practices to enhance the security and privacy of your personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 37 weeks(256 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Montana State AGDec 20 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/Capitol-Law-Group-PLLC.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 20, 2018
Raw hash: f9f007c54b534091f8f7ac4e9924662868f6d27fc132a467cf40ea7fed2dbeac

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCapitol Law Group, PLLC

Victim entityCapitol Law Group, PLLC

Incidentdiscovered Apr 8, 2018

Stated responseLaunched an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov