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HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 17, 2025

Filed

Jun 23, 2025

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected

13state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC6 incidents on file

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC reported a data security incident affecting 13 New Hampshire residents. On April 17, 2025, suspicious activity was detected on an attorney's computer. An unauthorized actor accessed the computer and copied files containing names and Social Security numbers of Wheeling University alumni. The incident was contained, law enforcement was notified, and forensic investigators were engaged. Affected individuals received notices on June 18, 2025, including one year of credit monitoring.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 67 days

Apr 17, 2025

Discovered

May 20, 2025

Scope determined

Jun 23, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

9 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗
Vermont State AGJun 18 · first
Indiana State AGJun 18 · first
Maine State AGJun 18 · first
New Hampshire State AG+5d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jun 18 (VT), last Jun 23 (NH) — a 5-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.