On February 14, 2026, the Clop ransomware group added chehardy.com to its public leak site, claiming that internal files had been exfiltrated from the Louisiana-based law firm Chehardy Sherman Williams Murray Recile Stakelum & Hayes.
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What Public Reporting Shows
Public reporting indicates the firm was listed on the Clop leak portal hosted on the dark web. The entry states that data was stolen during a ransomware incident, though the exact number of people affected remains unknown. Available details show the exposed material consists of internal files rather than a structured database of customer records. No sample files have been publicly released at the time of writing, and the group has not disclosed a specific volume of stolen data.
The incident follows Clop’s established pattern of using its leak site both to pressure victims and to advertise the breadth of its operations. Industry research from sources such as DoxxScan™ continuous monitoring indicates that law firms frequently appear in breach lists because they hold sensitive personal, financial, and medical information for thousands of clients.
Why This Matters for You and Your Family
When a law firm’s internal files are stolen, the information inside often includes names, addresses, Social Security numbers, financial records, court filings, and medical details of clients and their families. If your attorney has ever represented you in a divorce, custody case, personal injury claim, real estate closing, or estate matter, your data could be among the records now in criminal hands.