🐻California State AGlinked via multistate filing link · 100%
Clustered 3 filings across 3 jurisdictions · filed Jun 11, 2024. View entity profile → Other incidents for this victim →
incident inc_7edba2e3148a4e0f · merge_method deterministic · confidence 100%
Discovered → first regulatory filing
Time between earliest and latest filing
Not recorded for this incident
Discovery variance · Leak precedence · Materiality delta · SEC filing delay — no leak-site claim in this cluster; no SEC 8-K in this cluster; needs two dated filings.
CA MT VT
all State AG
Earliest sighting first · deep chronology in Litigation Timeline
Dec 12, 2023
When the intrusion reportedly occurred, per the linked filings
May 8, 2024
Reported by VERMONT AG filing
About this clustering
DisclosureLens links filings into incidents through layered matchers: deterministic rules (same source document, multistate filings of one breach, tight-window same-victim pairs), a weighted-similarity scorer for cross-source candidates, and an operator review queue for everything uncertain. Each link records its own method and confidence — shown per filing in the timeline below. The system defaults to NOT merging when uncertain, because a false merge (collapsing two unrelated breaches) is more harmful than a false split (showing related filings separately); uncertain pairs route to human review instead of auto-merging. Filing summaries shown in the timeline are AI-generated extracts — verify each against its linked source.
Santoro Whitmire, LTD experienced a ransomware attack after permanently closing its business. The incident occurred on December 12, 2023. The firm notified law enforcement and contained the incident. Investigation revealed potential access to personal information including names and addresses. The firm offered identity protection services through IDX. No specific count of affected individuals was disclosed in the filing.
Santoro & Whitmire reported a data breach to the Montana Attorney General. The breach was reported on 2024-06-11. The breach occurred on 5/3/2024. 3 Montana residents were affected.
Affected (this filing): 3
Santoro Whitmire, a professional services firm that permanently closed, notified consumers of a ransomware attack discovered on May 8, 2024. The attack encrypted systems and likely resulted in the access of personal information including names and government IDs. The firm engaged forensic experts, notified law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring and identity theft recovery services to affected individuals across multiple states.