HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIICredentialsLowResolved

Sharp Law LLP

bd_df16465e50935f8c · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Nov 6, 2023

Filed

Aug 29, 2024

To disclose

42 weeks

Affected

13state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Sharp Law LLP →

Sharp Law, LLP notified Montana residents of a data incident where unauthorized access occurred to employee email accounts between November 6, 2023, and February 19, 2024. The firm engaged forensic specialists, secured accounts, and implemented enhanced network safeguards. Affected individuals were offered 12 months of identity monitoring services through Kroll. No evidence of misuse was found.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 42 weeks / 297 days

Nov 6, 2023

Begins

Nov 6, 2023

Discovered

Aug 29, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+25 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_447b9e03f2972c172024-08-30 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_4edeee7c348770b82024-08-19 · +10dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_d73fba04a9b0ca4f2024-08-16 · +13dCandidate
Vermont State AGbd_e978ae59f2fd14502024-08-16 · +13dVerified

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Maine State AGbd_f49b4e563b9b258a2024-08-16 · +13dVerified

Name: Sharp Law, LLP
norm: sharp law
Domain: global.sharp

Name: Sharp Law LLP
norm: sharp law
Domain: sharplawllp.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 6, 2023
Breach occurred: Nov 6, 2023 – Feb 19, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 16, 2024
Affected individuals: 13state-resident count only
Data types: PIICredentials
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Secured the accounts
Partnered with computer forensic specialists to conduct a thorough investigation
Implemented additional safeguards and technical security measures to enhance the security of our network
Secured the services of Kroll to provide identity monitoring at no cost to you for twelve (12) months
Changes made: Implemented additional safeguards and technical security measures to enhance the security of our network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 42 weeks(297 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Indiana State AGAug 16 · first

Vermont State AGAug 16 · first

Maine State AGAug 16 · first

Massachusetts State AG+3d

Montana State AG+13d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+14d

Pattern: first filing Aug 16 (IN), last Aug 30 (NH) — a 14-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.

Source URL: https://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-1638.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 29, 2024
Raw hash: 372d867283355d02d564aeb1b7525ad116be33d97323a3b7a3417e0ed1bf49da

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySharp Law, LLP

Victim entitySharp Law LLP

Incidentdiscovered Nov 6, 2023

Stated responseSecured the accounts

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov