HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Cadwalader Wickersham Taft

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 16, 2022

Filed

Apr 4, 2023

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected

6state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Cadwalader Wickersham Taft →2 incidents on file

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP notified the NH AG of a cybersecurity incident affecting 6 NH residents. Unauthorized access occurred Nov 15-16, 2022. Personal info including names and government IDs was acquired. The firm engaged Kroll for 2 years of identity monitoring and notified law enforcement.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 139 days

Nov 15, 2022

Begins

Nov 16, 2022

Discovered

Apr 4, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_577b43209646d0152023-04-06 · +2dVerified
Maine State AGbd_5fad6b8232a42c312023-04-06 · +2dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_c2f874b022bb81b72023-04-06 · +2dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_b1c673274c8e764a2023-03-31 · +4dVerified

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Vermont State AGbd_06bded7996e894f62023-03-30 · +5dVerified
Montana State AGbd_fc9508fac3be41352023-03-30 · +5dCandidate
California State AGbd_733e0cf21da3dc942023-07-18 · +105dVerified

Name: Cadwalader Wickersham Taft
norm: cadwalader wickersham taft
Domain: cadwalader.com

Name: Cadwalader Wickersham Taft
norm: cadwalader wickersham taft
Domain: cadwalader.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 16, 2022
Breach occurred: Nov 15, 2022 – Nov 16, 2022
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 30, 2023
Affected individuals: 6state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: reported this incident to law enforcement and relevant regulators
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took all systems offline as a precaution to contain the incident
Launched an investigation with the assistance of outside experts
Began notifying our clients
Notified law enforcement
Engaged Kroll Information Assurance, LLC to provide two years of identity monitoring services
Established a call center to respond to questions
Changes made: Taking steps to further strengthen our network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(139 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗

Vermont State AGMar 30 · first

Montana State AGMar 30 · first

Indiana State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+5d · this page

California State AG+7d

Maine State AG+7d

Massachusetts State AG+7d

California State AG+110d

Pattern: first filing Mar 30 (VT), last Jul 18 (CA) — a 110-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/cadwalader-wickersham-taft-20230404.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 4, 2023
Raw hash: 717a8933b017a5fa4a9a73f9dcf32fbd65f298853ab616dcebb9a1e02d395843

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCadwalader Wickersham Taft

Victim entityCadwalader Wickersham Taft

Incidentdiscovered Nov 16, 2022

Stated responseTook all systems offline as a precaution to contain the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov