Clustered 5 filings across 4 jurisdictions · filing window Apr 10, 2023 → May 24, 2023. View entity profile → Other incidents for this victim →
incident inc_bf58d5d319504018 · merge_method deterministic · confidence 100%
Discovered → first regulatory filing
Range of discovered_at dates across filings
CA MT NH SC
Time between earliest and latest filing
Not recorded for this incident
Leak precedence · Materiality delta · SEC filing delay — no leak-site claim in this cluster; no SEC 8-K in this cluster.
all State AG
per-filing reported counts
State AGs report only their own residents; bars show per-filing counts.
Earliest sighting first · deep chronology in Litigation Timeline
Mar 13, 2023
When the intrusion reportedly occurred, per the linked filings
Mar 13, 2023
Reported by NEW HAMPSHIRE AG, CALIFORNIA AG filings
State AG breach notification filed by Kline & Specter, P.C. in South Carolina. The attached PDF contains no extractable text regarding the breach details, dates, or data types affected.
Kline & Specter, P.C. notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a ransomware attack discovered on March 13, 2023. The incident affected 14 New Hampshire residents, potentially exposing Social Security numbers. The firm engaged cybersecurity experts and notified law enforcement.
Affected (this filing): 14
About this clustering
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Kline & Specter P.C. reported a data breach to the Montana Attorney General. The breach was reported on 2023-05-16. The breach occurred on 3/13/2023. 39 Montana residents were affected.
Affected (this filing): 39
Supplemental notice for Kline & Specter, P.C. regarding a March 13, 2023 ransomware attack. The firm identified 41 additional New Hampshire residents potentially affected. Personal identification information may have been copied. The incident was discovered on March 13, 2023. No evidence of legal case data exfiltration.
Affected (this filing): 41
Kline & Specter, P.C. experienced a ransomware attack on March 13, 2023, which was discovered on the same day. Attackers disabled portions of the network and may have copied personal data, including Social Security numbers, for AD vendors and former employees. The firm is offering 24 months of identity monitoring through Kroll and has notified the IRS. No legal case data is believed to have been exfiltrated.