DisclosureLens
HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

The Vernon Law Firm, A Professional Association

bd_6dce7abb360d939b · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 3, 2025

Filed

Dec 17, 2025

To disclose

45 weeks

Affected · nationwide

7811 in this filing

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for The Vernon Law Firm, A Professional Association

The Vernon Law Firm experienced an external system breach (hacking) affecting employee email accounts. The incident involved unauthorized access to a limited number of accounts, exposing PII including names, SSNs, DOBs, and addresses. 781 individuals were affected. The firm engaged forensic specialists and provided 12 months of credit monitoring.

Maine clockDiscovered Feb 3, 2025Filed with AG Dec 17, 2025317d ME AG >90d45 weeks discovery → filing
unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 55 days
discovery → filing · 45 weeks / 317 days

Dec 10, 2024

Begins

Feb 3, 2025

Discovered

Dec 17, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+28 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed781 affectedView incident

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.