Scott & Kraus, LLC
bd_b375be346cf01bcf · schema v1 · pii pii-v1
Threat-actor claim — not a regulatory filing
This row is a claim by the ransomware group Kraken on its public extortion blog. It has not been validated by the victim or any regulator. Treat attribution and counts as the threat actor's assertion until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure corroborates them.
Source: Ransomware.live
Post text · scraped from the leak site
Scott & Kraus, LLC is a boutique law firm located in Chicago specializing in commercial finance. The firm serves a diverse ran...
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Incident timeline — mostly unverified
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Breach window unknown
Feb 18, 2025
Claim posted
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Corroborated · see linked filings
This record's own dates cannot anchor compliance clocks; see the linked filings.
Claim → filing
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Compliance clock
Not assessable
Linked disclosures
Why this link?Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap
- Illinois State AGbd_6baebbfa45ccfdc82025-12-01 · +286dCandidate
- New Hampshire State AGbd_17d9abb1684f6bc22025-12-22 · +307dVerified
- Indiana State AGbd_8218a01bb4c05dcc2025-12-22 · +307dVerified
- Maine State AGbd_ba5d302e7bd9bcd22025-12-22 · +307dVerified
Show 1 more filing ↓Show fewer ↑up to 308d gap
- Massachusetts State AGbd_74debd7e4e5bbc4f2025-12-23 · +308dVerified
Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states
View merged incident ↗Pattern: first filing Dec 1 (IL), last Dec 23 (MA) — a 22-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?
Evidence ladder
Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.
Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.
Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.
Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.
Source ceiling
- actor name
- victim claim
- ransom/leak status
- discovery date
- materiality
- notification
- affected count
- confirmed data types
- compliance clock
The ✕ fields stay blank until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure lands.
kraken
According to ransomware.live, Kraken is a Russian-speaking ransomware group that emerged in February 2025, believed to have links to the HelloKitty operation, employing a RaaS model notable for a benchmarking step that measures victim machine speed to optimize encryption, and in September 2025 launched an underground criminal forum called "The Last Haven Board."