HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Gelinas & Ward LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 6, 2024

Filed

Aug 8, 2025

To disclose

39 weeks

Affected

44state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Gelinas & Ward LLP →

Gelinas & Ward LLP, a law firm, reported a supplemental data breach affecting 44 New Hampshire residents. On November 6, 2024, unauthorized parties copied files from the firm's network. Affected data includes names, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, and payment card information. The firm notified federal law enforcement and is offering 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 39 weeks / 275 days

Nov 6, 2024

Begins

Nov 6, 2024

Discovered

Aug 8, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+21 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_cf4241c3b67f5b5e2025-07-08 · +31dVerified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_3713e7dbc24c890c2025-06-26 · +43dVerified
Maine State AGbd_a7346ce3baf6acd82025-06-26 · +43dCandidate
Vermont State AGbd_ad7590a1ec3e17f22025-06-26 · +43dVerified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_ba60308e204d51332025-06-26 · +43dCandidate

Name: Gelinas & Ward LLP
norm: gelinas ward

Name: Gelinas & Ward LLP
norm: gelinas ward
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 6, 2024
Breach occurred: Nov 6, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 8, 2025
Affected individuals: 44state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcement regarding the eventProvided written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators

During the incident: Investigated and responded to the incident
Assessed the security of Gelinas & Ward systems
Identified potentially affected individuals
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Provided access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through TransUnion
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Provided individuals with information on how to place a fraud alert and security freeze on one’s credit file
Provided written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 39 weeks(275 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGJun 26 · first

Maine State AGJun 26 · first

Vermont State AGJun 26 · first

New Hampshire State AGJun 26 · first

Massachusetts State AG+12d

New Hampshire State AG+43d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jun 26 (MA), last Aug 8 (NH) — a 43-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/gelinas-ward-20250808.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 8, 2025
Raw hash: d96178b5ef6bf25241697c2011e6cdeea8b4e9c80e10052cf54aed97568eeef5

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGelinas & Ward LLP

Victim entityGelinas & Ward LLP

Incidentdiscovered Nov 6, 2024

Stated responseInvestigated and responded to the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov