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MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData EncryptedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 2, 2020

Filed

Aug 25, 2020

To disclose

23 days

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. →7 incidents on file

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. detected unauthorized access and encryption of data on servers between July 31 and August 2, 2020. The incident affected the personal information (names and Social Security numbers) of a limited number of current and former employees, including two New Hampshire residents. Sedgwick engaged a forensics firm, restored systems, and offered credit monitoring to affected individuals.

Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days
discovery → filing · 23 days

Jul 31, 2020

Begins

Aug 2, 2020

Discovered

Aug 25, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗
Montana State AGAug 24 · first
New Hampshire State AG+1d · this page
California State AG+141d

Pattern: first filing Aug 24 (MT), last Jan 12 (CA) — a 141-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.