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BLANK ROME LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 21, 2026

Filed

Jun 26, 2026

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for BLANK ROME LLP →

On May 21, 2026, Blank Rome LLP experienced a social engineering incident where an unauthorized third party posed as IT support and tricked an attorney into uploading files to an external Google Drive account. The firm identified the incident within two hours, took the device offline, and deleted the files. The compromised data included names and Social Security numbers, and potentially other PII, financial, and health information. The firm engaged external cybersecurity professionals, notified law enforcement, and is offering credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 36 days

May 21, 2026

Begins

May 21, 2026

Discovered

Jun 26, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

13 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_256fe2cc178645f12026-06-26Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_aedffcbae2d815dd2026-06-26Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_d1f001e9d218875e2026-06-26Verified
Texas State AGbd_edaf1663a9007e032026-06-26Verified

Name: BLANK ROME LLP
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Name: BLANK ROME LLP
norm: blank rome
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: May 21, 2026
Breach occurred: May 21, 2026
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566 Phishing
Threat actor: External
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Took the attorney’s device offline
Deleted the files that were in the Google Drive account
Began an investigation with the support of external cybersecurity professionals
Notified law enforcement and are supporting its investigation
Conducted a careful review of the files involved
Changes made: Provided additional targeted social engineering training throughout the firm
Collaborating with external cybersecurity professionals to assess additional technical measures aimed at mitigating similar risks
Arranged for complimentary access to Epiq’s Privacy Solutions ID credit monitoring
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(36 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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Indiana State AGJun 26 · first

Massachusetts State AGJun 26 · first

New Hampshire State AGJun 26 · first

Texas State AGJun 26 · first

California State AGJun 26 · first · this page

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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-625527
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 26, 2026
Raw hash: 772036a133262782eb232aae8c2b53e1f5d7865d1b248c331283156d1d99633f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBLANK ROME LLP

Victim entityBLANK ROME LLP

Incidentdiscovered May 21, 2026

Stated responseTook the attorney’s device offline

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov