MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareRansom DemandedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

George & George Attorneys at Law, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 6, 2023

Filed

Apr 1, 2024

To disclose

21 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for George & George Attorneys at Law, LLC →

George & George Attorneys at Law, LLC notified South Carolina consumers of a November 6, 2023 ransomware attack affecting names, addresses, and SSNs. The firm engaged cybersecurity specialists and the FBI, completed a data review by March 6, 2024, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring. No specific total affected count was provided in the notice.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 21 weeks / 147 days

Nov 6, 2023

Begins

Nov 6, 2023

Discovered

Apr 1, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_0e8e42fd81a7b6812024-04-01Verified
Maine State AGbd_45b07fdc74dad0622024-04-01Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_a8b00e7c813f861b2024-04-01Verified

Name: George & George Attorneys at Law, LLC
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Name: George & George Attorneys at Law, LLC
norm: george george attorneys at law
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 6, 2023
Breach occurred: Nov 6, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 1, 2024
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Contacted the FBI

During the incident: Contacted outside cybersecurity specialists
Contacted the FBI
Undertook an extensive review of the affected data
Providing complementary credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services for a period of twelve (12) months
Changes made: Brought in outside cybersecurity specialists to assist with assessing and strengthening our cybersecurity measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 weeks(147 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGApr 1 · first

Maine State AGApr 1 · first

Indiana State AGApr 1 · first

South Carolina State AGApr 1 · 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://consumer.sc.gov/sites/consumer/files/Documents/Security%20Breach%20Notices/2024/George%26GeorgeAttorneysatLawLLC.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 1, 2024
Raw hash: be3403e05aa5ed00e69c134c08e42f75fca5b8c17dedfa2cdbe252f286cb9fc1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGeorge & George Attorneys at Law, LLC

Victim entityGeorge & George Attorneys at Law, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Nov 6, 2023

Stated responseContacted outside cybersecurity specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov