HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

Cadwalader Wickersham Taft

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Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 16, 2022

Filed

Apr 6, 2023

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected · nationwide

93,21114 in this filing

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

65%

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

The law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft reported an external system breach that occurred on November 15, 2022, and was discovered the following day. The incident affected 93,211 individuals, compromising their names and Social Security Numbers. The firm began notifying affected consumers on March 30, 2023, and offered two years of identity monitoring services through Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered Nov 16, 2022 → Filed with AG Apr 6, 2023141d ✗ ME AG >90d20 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 · 1 days

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 141 days

Nov 15, 2022

Begins

Nov 16, 2022

Discovered

Apr 6, 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_577b43209646d0152023-04-06Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_c2f874b022bb81b72023-04-06Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_5c2e0c62e080c4732023-04-04 · +2dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_b1c673274c8e764a2023-03-31 · +6dVerified

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 103d gap

Vermont State AGbd_06bded7996e894f62023-03-30 · +7dVerified
Montana State AGbd_fc9508fac3be41352023-03-30 · +7dCandidate
California State AGbd_733e0cf21da3dc942023-07-18 · +103dVerified

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

Discovered: Nov 16, 2022
Breach occurred: Nov 15, 2022
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 30, 2023
Affected individuals: 93,211state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Notified affected individuals in writing
Offered two years of identity monitoring services through Kroll Information Assurance, LLC
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(141 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 141dME resident >60d · 134d
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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Nov 16, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Apr 6, 2023
141d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Nov 16, 2022
→ Notified: Mar 30, 2023
134d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 16, 2022 → Filed with AG: Apr 6, 2023	141d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Nov 16, 2022 → Notified: Mar 30, 2023	134d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

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

California State AG+7d

Massachusetts State AG+7d

Maine State AG+7d · this page

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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/30f7a1de-50d4-4484-8eaa-1b01e624f123.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 6, 2023
Raw hash: 6f34beb1df072cc4f154da8413d1ff2ac0e81cf68788631cdc864bb942122791

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCadwalader Wickersham Taft

Victim entityCadwalader Wickersham Taft

Incidentdiscovered Nov 16, 2022

Stated responseNotified affected individuals in writing

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov