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Gelinas & Ward LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 6, 2024

Filed

Jun 26, 2025

To disclose

33 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for Gelinas & Ward LLP

Gelinas & Ward LLP notified consumers of a data breach where unauthorized parties copied files containing SSNs, driver's licenses, DOBs, payment card numbers, and account numbers on November 6, 2024. The firm became aware of suspicious activity on the same date. Investigation confirmed data exfiltration. Affected individuals in VT, RI, NY, and NM are offered 12 months of credit monitoring and fraud assistance.

Vermont clock VT AG >45 bday33 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 33 weeks / 232 days

Nov 6, 2024

Begins

Nov 6, 2024

Discovered

Jun 26, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+14 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

Show 1 more filingup to 43d gap

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗
Massachusetts State AGJun 26 · first
Maine State AGJun 26 · first
New Hampshire State AGJun 26 · first
Vermont State AGJun 26 · first · 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.