HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

The Wacks Law Group

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 20, 2024

Filed

Aug 6, 2024

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The Wacks Law Group →

The Wacks Law Group LLC reported a cybersecurity incident to the NH Attorney General. Suspicious activity was detected on March 9, 2024, with discovery confirmed on March 20, 2024. An unauthorized third party potentially acquired personal information, including names and government IDs. One NH resident was affected. Notifications were sent on July 31, 2024, offering credit monitoring. Forensic investigators were engaged, and accounts were disabled.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >90d20 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 11 days

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 139 days

Mar 9, 2024

Begins

Mar 20, 2024

Discovered

Aug 6, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by qilin about this victim predates this filing by 124 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Siteqilinbd_e83c016ca4a159b52024-07-05 · +32dVerified by operator
Leak Siteqilinbd_d96f248ca3a8ed8f2024-04-03 · +124dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_0238cd644a37e7b22024-07-31 · +6dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_412d16d96f02e8d02024-07-31 · +6dVerified

Name: Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP
norm: wilson elser moskowitz edelman dicker
Domain: wilsonelser.com

Name: The Wacks Law Group
norm: the wacks law
Domain: www,wackslaw.net
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 20, 2024
Breach occurred: Mar 9, 2024
Undetected for: 11 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 31, 2024
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the New Hampshire Attorney General's Consumer Protection Bureau
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged forensic specialists in cybersecurity and data privacy to investigate further
Engaged a specialized cybersecurity firm to conduct a forensic investigation
Disabled all relevant accounts
Worked with third-party specialists to confirm the security of the environment
Notified potentially affected individuals
Offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing existing policies and procedures related to data privacy
Taking steps to prevent a similar incident from occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(139 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >90d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGJul 31 · first

Vermont State AGJul 31 · first

New Hampshire State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 31 (MA), last Aug 6 (NH) — a 6-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/wacks-law-group-20240806.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 6, 2024
Raw hash: eecd1d368c45606844cb0f3192813807b33cbe839e2a77bc94d6cc4ec56a7b2c

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Victim entityThe Wacks Law Group

Incidentdiscovered Mar 20, 2024

Stated responseEngaged forensic specialists in cybersecurity and data privacy to investigate further

ComplianceLeak >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov