HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Christopher L. Mewborn, Attorney, P.A. d/b/a Mewborn & DeSelms, Attorneys at Law

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 2, 2024

Filed

Feb 8, 2025

To disclose

45 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Christopher L. Mewborn, Attorney, P.A. d/b/a Mewborn & DeSelms, Attorneys at Law →

Mewborn & DeSelms, an attorney firm, notified Montana residents of a data security incident. Unauthorized access occurred on May 30, 2024, affecting names and Social Security Numbers. The firm engaged cybersecurity specialists and offers 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

May 30, 2024

Begins

Feb 8, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+27 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Maryland State AGbd_9d2e58a70fe957622025-02-08Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_709c51918e5320a92025-02-07 · +1dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_44c78db0db8b6e522025-02-10 · +2dVerified
Maine State AGbd_d4f1aaf8328bfb592025-02-10 · +2dVerified by operator

Name: Christopher L. Mewborn, Attorney, P.A. d/b/a Mewborn & DeSelms, Attorneys at Law
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Name: Christopher L. Mewborn, Attorney, P.A. d/b/a Mewborn & DeSelms, Attorneys at Law
norm: christopher l mewborn attorney pa d b a mewborn deselms attorneys at law
Also named: Christopher L. Mewborn, Attorney, P.A.dba oflegal entity
Mewborn & DeSelms, Attorneys at Lawdba oftrade name
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 2, 2024
Breach occurred: May 30, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 7, 2025
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged cybersecurity specialists to assist with the process
Providing access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing proactive fraud assistance
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance security and minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 45 weeks(312 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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New Hampshire State AGFeb 7 · first

Maryland State AG+1d

Montana State AG+1d · this page

Vermont State AG+3d

Maine State AG+3d

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/2025/03/Consumer-notification-letter-191.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 8, 2025
Raw hash: 71a26e7a2fbdf407666fc3e5c7a9827f98458a9e495624ca491509ac94a82931

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityChristopher L. Mewborn, Attorney, P.A. d/b/a Mewborn & DeSelms, Attorneys at Law

Victim entityChristopher L. Mewborn, Attorney, P.A. d/b/a Mewborn & DeSelms, Attorneys at Law

Incidentdiscovered Apr 2, 2024

Stated responseEngaged cybersecurity specialists to assist with the process

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov