Fraser Trebilcock Davis Dunlap & Cavanaugh Data Breach

Fraser Trebilcock Davis Dunlap & Cavanaugh, P.C., a full-service law firm based in Lansing, Michigan, has notified individuals of a security event that affected information related to them. Law firms often hold sensitive personal information belonging to people well beyond their own client base, and a security incident at a firm like this can affect anyone whose information became part of a legal matter the firm handled.

Fraser Trebilcock Davis Dunlap & Cavanaugh’s Data Breach Investigation

According to a notice filed with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, Fraser Trebilcock Davis Dunlap & Cavanaugh states that it is writing to notify affected individuals of an event that affected certain information related to them, and that the firm may have obtained that information during the course of litigation. The firm’s notice states that, due to requirements imposed by Massachusetts law, it is unable to provide further detail about the nature of the event in its written notice, but that additional information is available by calling a dedicated assistance line the firm has set up for affected individuals.

Fraser Trebilcock says that the confidentiality, privacy, and security of information in its care are among its highest priorities, and that it has implemented additional security measures intended to help prevent similar incidents in the future. Out of caution, the firm is offering affected individuals twenty-four months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Epiq at no cost.

The firm’s public notice does not disclose the specific cause of the event, the date it occurred, or the exact categories of personal information involved. This is not unusual for a notice filed under Massachusetts’s breach-notification framework, which in some circumstances permits or requires a company to limit certain details in its written notice while still directing affected individuals to a phone line where more specific information can be obtained. Anyone who received this notice and wants to understand exactly what information of theirs may have been involved should use the assistance line number provided in their letter rather than assume the nature or scope of the event based on general breach patterns.

Law firms have become an increasingly common target for cybercriminals and other bad actors in recent years, in part because they concentrate large volumes of confidential information tied to many separate legal matters, often including information about opposing parties and witnesses in addition to the firm’s own clients. This makes a law firm security incident potentially far broader in scope than a typical consumer-facing data breach, since the affected population may include people who never had a direct relationship with the firm at all.

Individuals notified of a security event like this one should take the notice seriously even without a specific description of what happened, given that the firm evidently determined the event was significant enough to warrant offering two years of credit monitoring and identity theft protection. Monitoring credit reports and account activity closely in the months following a notice like this remains a prudent step regardless of how much detail a company’s public notice ultimately discloses.

When Did This Breach Occur?

Fraser Trebilcock Davis Dunlap & Cavanaugh’s public notice does not disclose the specific date the underlying security event occurred or was discovered.

What Information Was Breached?

Fraser Trebilcock Davis Dunlap & Cavanaugh has not publicly disclosed the specific categories of personal information involved in this event. The firm directs affected individuals to a dedicated assistance line for more information about their specific situation.

What You Can Do

If you received a breach notification letter from Fraser Trebilcock Davis Dunlap & Cavanaugh, consider taking the following steps:

• Enroll in the complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services offered in the notification letter.
• Place a fraud alert or credit freeze on your credit files with Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion.
• Regularly review your financial account statements and credit reports for unfamiliar activity.
• Report any suspected identity theft to the FTC at identitytheft.gov and to local law enforcement.

File a Data Breach Lawsuit Against Fraser Trebilcock Davis Dunlap & Cavanaugh

If you received a notice that your personal information was involved in the Fraser Trebilcock Davis Dunlap & Cavanaugh security event, you may have legal options available to you. Law firms that collect and store sensitive personal information have a duty to protect it, and a security incident like this one can leave affected individuals facing a long-term risk of identity theft and fraud.

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