HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedPIIIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

bd_c5bde091085a3ff1 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 27, 2025

Filed

Jan 30, 2026

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected · nationwide

46,60272 in this filing

Linked

18 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP →

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP experienced a cybersecurity incident where an unauthorized third party compromised a user account and copied files from a shared network drive. The incident affected 46,602 individuals, including 72 Maine residents. Personal information was accessed between October 23 and October 28, 2025. The firm contained the breach, engaged forensic experts, notified law enforcement, and provided two years of credit monitoring via Equifax.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 27, 2025 → Filed with AG Jan 30, 202695d ✗ ME AG >90d14 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 4 days

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 95 days

Oct 23, 2025

Begins

Oct 27, 2025

Discovered

Jan 30, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 18 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_0e7ab2684f9adbb92026-01-31 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_fd75b1199ae901282026-02-02 · +3dVerified
Maine State AGbd_17a53c023f0ba1042026-03-06 · +35dVerified by operator
Iowa State AGbd_18585ca3a5ebbd9d2026-03-06 · +35dVerified

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Vermont State AGbd_786831cef9a1e06f2026-03-06 · +35dVerified by operator
South Carolina State AGbd_8c894c19fa1ea2172026-03-06 · +35dVerified by operator
Nebraska State AGbd_9e9803da8e426e692026-03-06 · +35dVerified
California State AGbd_edf5f0e9968a791e2026-03-06 · +35dVerified by operator
Texas State AGbd_4dd5907ab69cf7bb2026-03-09 · +38dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_d5f9995585ec309f2026-03-09 · +38dVerified

Showing first 10 of 17 linked disclosures.

Name: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
norm: fried frank harris shriver jacobson
Domain: friedfrank.com
Industry: professional_services

Name: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
norm: fried frank harris shriver jacobson
Domain: friedfrank.com
Industry: professional_services
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 27, 2025
Breach occurred: Oct 23, 2025 – Oct 28, 2025
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 30, 2026
Affected individuals: 46,602state + nationwide
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: reported the matter to law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Promptly contained the incident and blocked the unauthorized access
Conducted an investigation of the incident with the help of outside data security experts
Reported the matter to law enforcement
Changes made: Taken a range of steps to enhance our existing security controls
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 weeks(95 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 95d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Oct 27, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Jan 30, 2026
95d 90 days ME AG >90d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 27, 2025 → Filed with AG: Jan 30, 2026	95d	90 days	ME AG >90d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 9 states

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Maine State AGJan 30 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+3d

Maine State AG+35d

Iowa State AG+35d

Vermont State AG+35d

South Carolina State AG+35d

Nebraska State AG+35d

California State AG+35d

Texas State AG+38d

New Hampshire State AG+38d

Pattern: first filing Jan 30 (ME), last Mar 9 (NH) — a 38-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 17 — the full spread may be wider.

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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/5c9052ac-a89e-4d2a-af7d-43dedf196468.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 30, 2026
Raw hash: e09071220cfa4ea72d4310752a10c9df259497e63ee1ba83b460c8d8f4bf9cb9

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Victim entityFried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Incidentdiscovered Oct 27, 2025

Stated responsePromptly contained the incident and blocked the unauthorized access

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov