MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedTargetedAuthenticationBiometricFinancial accountHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDPHIHighContained

Keesal, Young & Logan

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 13, 2024

Filed

Nov 27, 2024

To disclose

24 weeks

Affected

1,801state residents only

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for Keesal, Young & Logan →

Keesal, Young & Logan, a law firm, disclosed a ransomware incident where unauthorized access occurred between June 7 and June 13, 2024. The firm detected suspicious activity on June 13, 2024. Data accessed included names, SSNs, DOBs, driver's license numbers, financial account numbers, and medical information. 1,801 Washington residents were notified on November 27, 2024. The firm engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d24 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 · 6 days

discovery → filing · 24 weeks / 167 days

Jun 7, 2024

Begins

Jun 13, 2024

Discovered

Nov 27, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+5 wks slower

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_0d913969dcc0919a2024-11-27Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_22e0ae01c16811a72024-11-27Verified
California State AGbd_32aedb4bbecc8bf32024-11-27Verified
Montana State AGbd_427bb4afbe50ade22024-11-27Candidate

Show 4 more filings ↓up to 5d gap

Maine State AGbd_6cd7715cb023f1c62024-11-27Verified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_ccf7ffad7258cedc2024-11-27Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_ca573ab5118e8cb42024-11-28 · +1dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_ba4313b1a9e239662024-12-02 · +5dVerified

Name: Keesal, Young & Logan
norm: keesal young logan
Domain: kyl.com
Industry: Legal Services

Name: Keesal, Young & Logan
norm: keesal young logan
Domain: kyl.com
Industry: Legal Services
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 13, 2024
Breach occurred: Jun 7, 2024 – Jun 13, 2024
Undetected for: 6 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 27, 2024
Affected individuals: 1,801state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)AuthenticationBiometric
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDriver's licence numberFinancial account numberDate of birthHealth insurance IDMedical information
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoingContained same day
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Provided notice to Washington Attorney GeneralNotified state regulators as necessaryNotified the three major credit reporting agencies: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion

During the incident: Initiated an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Moved quickly to secure its environment
Undertook a comprehensive review of the data at risk
Notified federal law enforcement of the event
Implemented additional safeguards
Providing individuals whose personal information was potentially affected by this incident with access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through IDX, at no cost to the individuals
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing notice of this incident to state regulators, as necessary, and to the three major credit reporting agencies
Changes made: Secured the network
Strengthened security posture moving forward
Implemented additional safeguards
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 weeks(167 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90d
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.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 9 states

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Indiana State AGNov 27 · first

New Hampshire State AGNov 27 · first

California State AGNov 27 · first

Montana State AGNov 27 · first

Maine State AGNov 27 · first

Vermont State AGNov 27 · first

Washington State AGNov 27 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

South Carolina State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Nov 27 (IN), last Dec 2 (SC) — a 5-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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA31547.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 27, 2024
Raw hash: f8f8803ab35f0b9988c72b83ae75dda2e751b86295d11343dfb7b7c7479b1ab4

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKeesal, Young & Logan

Victim entityKeesal, Young & Logan

Incidentdiscovered Jun 13, 2024

Stated responseInitiated an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com