HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Helmick Law, PLLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Oct 1, 2026

To disclose

—

Affected

3state residents only

Confidence

69%

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Helmick Law, PLLC d/b/a Pacific West Injury Law reported unauthorized access to its network between February 12, 2026, and May 6, 2026. The investigation concluded on September 29, 2026, confirming that personal information, including full names and potentially Social Security numbers and financial account details, was removed from the network. The firm engaged outside cybersecurity professionals and is offering credit monitoring to affected individuals. No specific discovery date was provided, only the window of unauthorized access.

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Incident timeline

Feb 12, 2026

Begins

Oct 1, 2026

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed3 affectedView incident

Name: Helmick Law, PLLC
norm: helmick law

Name: Helmick Law, PLLC
norm: helmick law
Also named: Helmick Law, PLLCdba oflegal entity
Pacific West Injury Lawdba oftrade name
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Feb 12, 2026 – May 6, 2026
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Launched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals
Offering a complimentary credit monitoring membership in Equifax Complete Premier
Set up a dedicated and confidential toll-free response line
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

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/2026-1849-helmick-law-pllc-dba-pacific-west-injury-law/download
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 1, 2026
Raw hash: ff13f13452cd34e3d93860d65ed037b28515892667284b308c680bc7553143fd

Reporting entityHelmick Law, PLLC

Victim entityHelmick Law, PLLC

IncidentUnknown

Stated responseLaunched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.mass.gov