HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Ford & Paulekas, LLP

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Nov 1, 2025

Filed

Apr 16, 2026

To disclose

24 weeks

Affected

23state residents only

Confidence

65%

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Ford & Paulekas, LLP notified affected individuals of a cybersecurity incident detected in November 2025. Unauthorized activity was identified in the firm's IT systems, and an investigation indicated that some personal information may have been accessed by an unauthorized party. The firm took immediate protective actions, notified federal law enforcement, and engaged cybersecurity experts. The incident has been contained, and the firm is offering 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Experian IdentityWorks.

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Massachusetts clock✗ MA AG >90d24 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 24 weeks / 166 days

Nov 1, 2025

Discovered

Apr 16, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+5 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed23 affectedView incident

Name: Ford & Paulekas, LLP
norm: ford paulekas

Name: Ford & Paulekas, LLP
norm: ford paulekas
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 1, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 16, 2026
Affected individuals: 23state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unknown
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified U.S. federal law enforcement

During the incident: Took protective actions to stop the unauthorized access
Notified U.S. federal law enforcement
Launched an investigation with the assistance of leading cybersecurity experts
Ensured that the unauthorized access ceased and that the information was returned
Changes made: Implemented and improved robust security protocols
Implemented continuous system monitoring
Implemented staff training needed to defend against sophisticated cybersecurity threats
Secured the services of Experian IdentityWorks to provide complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration for 24 months at no charge to you
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 weeks(166 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: MA AG >90d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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.mass.gov/doc/2026-590-ford-paulekas-llp/download
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 16, 2026
Raw hash: 3d4e2d58473ef32738d38ecdd9ede6ce48707227d4789d706e9be3474bb38ef7

Reporting entityFord & Paulekas, LLP

Victim entityFord & Paulekas, LLP

Incidentdiscovered Nov 1, 2025

Stated responseTook protective actions to stop the unauthorized access

ComplianceMA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.mass.gov