Fried Frank Data Breach Notice
Summary
Fried Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP is issuing a data breach notice to affected individuals following a cybersecurity incident discovered on October 27, 2025. The incident involved unauthorized access to a user account, leading to the potential exposure of personal information. The firm is offering two years of free credit and identity monitoring services.
What changed
Fried Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP has issued a data breach notice to individuals whose personal information was affected by a cybersecurity incident. The incident, discovered on October 27, 2025, involved unauthorized access to a user account that allowed an external party to copy files containing personal information between October 23 and October 28, 2025. The firm has conducted an investigation with external experts, reported the incident to law enforcement, and believes the data will not be distributed or used improperly.
Affected individuals are being offered two years of complimentary credit and identity monitoring services through Equifax. They are encouraged to activate these services by a specified date using an provided activation code. The notice also advises individuals to remain vigilant, review their financial accounts for suspicious activity, and take additional steps to protect their personal information as recommended by the FTC.
What to do next
- Activate provided credit and identity monitoring services by the specified deadline.
- Remain vigilant and review personal and financial accounts for suspicious activity.
- Report any fraudulent activity or suspected identity theft to the appropriate law enforcement authority.
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2 not have any indication that the unauthorized third party was targeting your personal information specifically. What We Are Doing Fried Frank takes this incident and our responsibility to protect personal information in our possession extremely seriously, and we have taken a range of steps to enhance our existing security controls. As a precaution, we have engaged Equifax to provide two years of credit and identity monitoring services at no cost to you. These services include fraud consultation and identity theft restoration services. To take advantage of these services: 1. You must activate your identity monitoring services by <
3 Once again, we sincerely regret that this incident has occurred and have taken robust steps to address it. Sincerely, Karl Groskaufmanis General Counsel Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
4 Additional Res ources You can learn m ore about how to protect yourself against i dentity theft by visiti ng www.usa.gov/identi ty-theft, or by contacting the Federal Tr ade Comm ission (FTC) or your stat e’s Attorney Gener al to obtai n information, including about how to avoi d identity t heft, place a fraud alert, and place a securit y freeze on your cr edit r eport. Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Res ponse Center 600 Pennsylva nia Avenue, NW, Was hington, D.C. 20580, 1-877-I DTHEFT (43 8-4338), ww w.ftc.gov/idthef t Order Your Fre e Credit Report: We e ncourage yo u to peri odically obtai n credit rep orts from the below credit agencies and have fraudulent transact ions deleted. T o obtain an ann ual free cop y of yo ur credit repor ts, visit annualcreditrepo rt.com, ca ll t oll-free at 1-877-322-8 228, or contac t the m ajor credit r eporting agencies. Their contact inform ation is as fol lows: Equifax: equifax.com equifax.com/fre eze P.O. Box 105788 Atlanta, GA 3034 8 1-800-525-6285 Experian: experian.co m experian.co m/freeze P.O. Box 9554 Allen, TX 7501 3 1-888-397-3742 TransUnion: transunion.co m transunion.co m/freeze P.O. Box 2000 Chester, PA 19016 1-888-909-8872 Fraud Alert: You may plac e a fraud alert i n your fil e by contacti ng one of the t hree nati onwide credit reporti ng agencies list ed above. A fr aud alert puts creditors on not ice t hat you might be a victim of fraud. Credit ors will then follow certain proce dures de signed to protect you, includi ng contacting you before t hey open new accounts or change your exist ing account s. Placing a fr aud alert can protect you but also ma y delay you when you seek t o obtain credit. Security Freeze: You have t he ability t o place a securit y freeze on y our credit report at no charge. A securit y freeze is desi gned to prevent credit, l oans, and servi ces from being ap proved i n your nam e without your cons ent but may delay your abili ty to obtain credi t. To place a se cur ity freeze, you m ust contac t each of the t hree credi t bureaus listed above and m ay be requi red to provide your fu ll name; SS N; date of birth; the addresses where you have lived over t he past five years; proof of cur rent addre ss, such as a utili ty bill or telephone bill; a copy of a government issued identif ication card; and if you are t he victi m of identi ty theft, the pol ice report, invest igative report, or complai nt to a la w enforcem ent agency. Fraud or Identi ty Theft: If you suspect t heft, you shoul d file a report to law enforc em ent, the FTC at www.identit ytheft.gov, or th e Attorney Ge neral in your st ate. If you are t he victi m of fraud or ident ity theft, you have the right t o (1) noti fy the police and Attorney Ge neral of your state; and (2) file a police report r elating to t he incident and o btain a copy of the report. Federal Fair Credit Report ing Act Rights: The Fai r Credit Reporting Act (F CRA) is federal legis lation that regulates ho w consumer rep orting agenci es (CRAs) use your inform ation. The F TC has sum marized cons umers’ FCRA rights as follows: you must be t old if inform ation in your fil e has been use d against you; you have the ri ght to know what is in your file; you have the right to a credi t score; you h ave the right to dispute i ncomplete or inaccurate infor mation; C RAs must corr ect or delete i naccurate, i ncomplete, or u nverifi able informat ion; CRAs may not report out dated neg ative inform ation; access t o your file is limit ed; employers need yo ur consent to receive your re ports; you ma y limit “prescreened” credi t and insur ance offers bas ed on your cr edit rep ort; you ma y seek damages f rom violator s. Identity thef t victim s and active duty mi litary personnel have addit ional rights. For more informat ion about thes e rights, you may go to w ww.ftc.g ov/credit or writ e to: Consum er Response Center, Room 13-A, Feder al Trade Comm ission, 600 Pen nsylva nia Avenue NW, Washingt on, D.C. 2058 0. State-Specific Notices. Resi dents of the fol lowing stat es should revie w the follo wing inform ation: o For District of Columbia r esidents: You may c ontact t he Office of th e Attorney General f or the District of Columbia, 400 6t h Street N W, Washingt on D.C. 20001, https:/ /www.oag.dc.gov/, 1- 202-727-3400.
5 o For Marylan d residents: Y ou may contact the Offi ce of the Maryl and Attorney Gen eral, 200 St. Paul Place, Balt imore, M D 21202, http:// www.marylanda ttorneygener al.gov/, 1-888-7 43-0023. o For New York res idents: Y ou may consi der placing a Securit y Freeze on your credit report. For more informat ion on a Secur ity Freeze or on how to av oid identit y theft, contact the Ne w York Department of St ate Divisio n of Consumer Pr otection (http:// www.dos.ny.gov/cons umerprot ection/; (800) 697-1220) or the New York State Office of the Attorney Gen eral (htt p://www.ag.ny.gov/h ome.html; (800) 771-7755). o For North Carol ina reside nts: You may c ontact t he Nort h Carolina Offi ce of the Attor ney General, 9001 M ail Service Center, Ral eigh, NC 276 99-9001, http: //www.ncd oj.gov/, 1-877-56 6- 7226 to contact ot her nation wide consumer r eporting age ncies and to m ake freeze re quest s and obtain informat ion on comba ting identi ty theft. o For Oregon res idents: You are advised to rep ort any sus pected identit y theft to l aw enforcement, including the Fe deral Trad e Commissi on and the Ore gon Attorney General. For mor e inform ation about placing a security fr eeze, you ca n visit the Oregon Department of Justice Consum er Protection websi te at https://www.doj.stat e.or.us/cons umer-protecti on/id-theft -data- breaches/ident ity-theft /. o For Vermont resi dents: He lpful inform ation about fi ghting identit y theft, placi ng a securi ty freeze, and obta ining a free copy of y our credit report is avai lable on the Vermont Attor ney General’s websit e at http:/ /www.ago.ver mont.gov. If yo u do not ha ve Internet acc ess b ut would like to lear n more about h ow to pl ace a securi ty freeze on your credit report, co ntact the Verm ont Attorney General’ s Office at 802- 65 6-3183 (800-6 49-2424 toll free in Vermo nt only). o For Rhode Islan d residents: For more inform ation on h ow to prevent i dentity thef t, you may contact the Rhode I sland Att orney General at 150 S outh Main St reet, Provide nce, RI 02903, (401) 274-4400, and ht tps:// riag.ri.gov/. You have t he right to o btain a police r eport about this i ncident. You may be re quired to pay fees to a consum er report ing agency when placing a credit freeze on your credit fi le. < >.
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