HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)MediumContained

Pearlman, Brown & Wax

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 27, 2026

Filed

Jun 9, 2026

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Pearlman, Brown & Wax →

Pearlman, Brown & Wax LLP notified the California AG of a data security incident discovered on March 27, 2026. An unauthorized individual gained access to the firm's network, potentially accessing files containing names, Social Security numbers, and medical/treatment information related to workers' compensation claims. The firm took the network offline, engaged cybersecurity experts, and changed passwords. Affected individuals are offered 12 months of credit monitoring and fraud assistance.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 74 days

Mar 27, 2026

Discovered

Jun 9, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_74a1a394ff8a4c262026-06-09Verified

Name: Pearlman, Brown & Wax
norm: pearlman brown wax
Domain: pbw-law.com

Name: Pearlman, Brown & Wax
norm: pearlman brown wax
Domain: pbw-law.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 27, 2026
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 9, 2026
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberMedical information
Attack vector: Unknown
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Implemented incident response protocols
Took network offline
Engaged external cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation
Changed system and user passwords
Restored systems
Implemented additional endpoint threat detection tools in our network
Providing Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing proactive fraud assistance
Changes made: Changed system and user passwords
Restored systems
Implemented additional endpoint threat detection tools in our network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(74 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Indiana State AGJun 9 · first

California State AGJun 9 · 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/sb24-624599
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 9, 2026
Raw hash: 6c660be15786f58edf6e8455e497ae96313b28db70d6dc11867ec341c3db8e61

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPearlman, Brown & Wax

Victim entityPearlman, Brown & Wax

Incidentdiscovered Mar 27, 2026

Stated responseImplemented incident response protocols

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov