MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData EncryptedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 4, 2022

Filed

Jul 1, 2022

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC →2 incidents on file

Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC notified individuals of a ransomware incident discovered on March 4, 2022. Unlawful access to client files containing PII (names, DOB, health info, SSN, driver's license) occurred. The firm engaged forensic consultants, notified law enforcement, and confirmed the third party destroyed the data. Affected individuals were offered 12 months of Experian IdentityWorks.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 119 days

Mar 4, 2022

Discovered

Jul 1, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_2c814b4dd4e3c42e2022-07-01Verified
Indiana State AGbd_dbb04e8f6f0bf1992022-07-01Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_270e28424b1814652022-07-05 · +4dVerified
Idaho State AGbd_c6a2a861fa0cd49b2022-07-06 · +5dVerified

Name: Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC
norm: lightfoot franklin white
Domain: lightfootlaw.com

Name: Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC
norm: lightfoot franklin white
Domain: lightfootlaw.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 4, 2022
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: notified law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took immediate steps to contain the incident
Engaged outside consultants to conduct an investigation
Notified law enforcement
Reached a resolution and have received confirmation from the third party that the compromised information was destroyed
Engaged in an extensive review to identify the individuals whose personal information was compromised
Notifying those individuals or their families on behalf of clients
Enhancing the security of our systems and the data entrusted to us
Segregating and restricting access to client confidential information
Enhancing our cyber security team
Deploying additional technical safeguards
Working with outside consultants to further review and enhance our security policies and procedures
Engaged a service provider to conduct both public and dark web monitoring
Changes made: Segregating and restricting access to client confidential information
Enhancing our cyber security team
Deploying additional technical safeguards
Working with outside consultants to further review and enhance our security policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(119 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Massachusetts State AGJul 1 · first

Indiana State AGJul 1 · first

Montana State AGJul 1 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+4d

Idaho State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Jul 1 (MA), last Jul 6 (ID) — 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.

Source URL: https://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-Notification-Letter-366.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 1, 2022
Raw hash: 8a488f9a39250ff5b8b26014e9c328fc209d6164d68748fb5277d72653749483

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityLightfoot, Franklin & White LLC

Victim entityLightfoot, Franklin & White LLC

Incidentdiscovered Mar 4, 2022

Stated responseTook immediate steps to contain the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov