high severity September 15, 2024 · 4 min read Unverified claim — what this is

Pearl Cohen Listed by BianLian Ransomware Group

If you are a customer of Pearl Cohen, here’s what is being claimed, and what it would mean for you.

An international law firm of affiliated local firms – Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz in Israel, Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz LLP in the United States, and Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz UK LLP in the United Kingdom, Pearl Cohen provides innovative legal services for innovation-driven enterprises, including Fortune 500, start-ups and entrepreneurs, investors, academic institutions and government-related entities.
— from Bianlian’s own leak-site posting. This is the group’s claim, quoted verbatim; it is not GalaxyWarden’s reporting and has not been independently verified.

Pearl Cohen Listed by BianLian Ransomware Group

Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz was listed on the BianLian ransomware leak site on September 15, 2024. The international law firm, which operates affiliated entities in Israel, the United States, and the United Kingdom, had internal files exfiltrated during a ransomware attack. Clients and anyone whose information passed through the firm’s systems may now face heightened exposure.

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Reported Details from the Listing

The BianLian leak site states that Pearl Cohen suffered a ransomware attack in which attackers exfiltrated internal files. The listing does not quantify the number of records affected, nor does it specify which exact data types were taken beyond the general description of internal files. No ransom demand figure or payment deadline appears in the public listing. The disclosure indicates the data is now hosted on the group’s onion site for anyone to access.

September 15, 2024 marks the first public confirmation of the incident through the leak site. Pearl Cohen provides legal services to Fortune 500 companies, startups, investors, academic institutions, and government-related entities, meaning the stolen files could contain sensitive business, financial, or personal information.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

When a law firm like Pearl Cohen is breached, the impact extends far beyond the company’s own employees. If you or any member of your family has ever been a client, worked with one of their innovation-driven enterprise customers, or had documents handled by the firm, your information may have been taken. This includes contracts, financial records, intellectual property details, or personal identifiers that were part of case files.

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Severity High the filing does not enumerate what was exposed

Disclosed September 15, 2024

Last reviewed August 8, 2026

Affected Unconfirmed

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