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Law firm Sheppard Mullin sued in class action after data breach disclosure
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Fusion42 · 10 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Sheppard Mullin, a US law firm, faces a proposed class action lawsuit after a data breach in August exposed sensitive personal information including Social Security and driver’s license numbers. The breach involved social engineering targeting an attorney and led to disclosures to multiple state attorneys general.
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You need to tighten employee training and cybersecurity protocols immediately; legal firms’ reputations and client trust can collapse quickly after any social engineering breach. Law firms who delay face costly class actions and tougher scrutiny from regulators.
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