HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHIHighContained

Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP

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Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 13, 2023

Filed

Jan 17, 2025

To disclose

13 months

Affected

17,378state residents only

Linked

16 records

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP →2 incidents on file

Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP notified Iowa AG of a cybersecurity incident discovered Dec 13, 2023. Unauthorized access potentially exposed names, SSNs, employee IDs, and medical data for 17,378 Iowa residents. The firm engaged forensic investigators, secured its network, and offers credit monitoring.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d13 months 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

discovery → filing · 13 months / 401 days

Dec 13, 2023

Discovered

Jan 17, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+38 wks slower

This filing is one of 16 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by black_basta about this victim was first seen 392 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_8552ef9d273399f82025-01-17Verified by operator
South Carolina State AGbd_9b1cd8fcc3d360312025-01-17Verified by operator
Washington State AGbd_8fc1c900a335fed52025-01-16 · +1dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_59773b3aabb12e552025-01-15 · +2dVerified

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California State AGbd_d2bd2e440c25b7392025-01-15 · +2dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_01c8c467936f5ef02025-01-14 · +3dVerified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_3f19b595050c24cc2025-01-13 · +4dVerified
Rhode Island State AGbd_3e9cc9ff1838a31e2025-01-28 · +11dVerified
Maryland State AGbd_747af5a683f6a74f2025-11-13 · +300dVerified by operator
Maryland State AGbd_96d242fcec7fed342025-11-13 · +300dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 15 linked disclosures.

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

Name: Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP
norm: wolf haldenstein adler freeman herz
Domain: whafh.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 13, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 13, 2025
Affected individuals: 17,378state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHI
Data elements: Social Security numberMedical information
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged a specialized cybersecurity firm to investigate the nature and scope of the incident
Secured its network
Undertook a time-consuming and detailed review of the data stored on the servers
Offering complimentary credit monitoring to individuals who believe they may have been affected
Changes made: Reviewed and enhanced its existing policies and procedures related to data privacy
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 months(401 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dIA AG ≤5 bday
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 · 11 filings · 10 states

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Indiana State AGJan 13 · first

New Hampshire State AG+1d

Maine State AG+2d

California State AG+2d

Washington State AG+3d

Massachusetts State AG+4d

South Carolina State AG+4d

Iowa State AG+4d · this page

Rhode Island State AG+15d

Maryland State AG+304d

Pattern: first filing Jan 13 (IN), last Nov 13 (MD) — a 304-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 15 — the full spread may be wider.

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.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/media/cms/1172025_Wolf_Haldenstein_Adler_Free_27DCEA50D79E3.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 17, 2025
Raw hash: bb0f55f8fcc0d75ad390302aeb37ab064b9b757d63d7f1d4e88a7b6508a6db53

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Victim entityWolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP

Incidentdiscovered Dec 13, 2023

Stated responseEngaged a specialized cybersecurity firm to investigate the nature and scope of the incident

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.iowaattorneygeneral.gov