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Ransomware victim Professional Services

Ishbia & Gagleard, P.C.

Listed by Aurora on · organisation based in United States

iglawfirm.com

Disclosed
Aug 31, 2026
Leak-site listing date
Threat group
Aurora
58 victims listed
Country
United States
#1 most targeted
Sector
Professional Services

ThreatAI analysis

Compiled from this incident record and the threat intelligence profile for Aurora. Figures and technique mappings are quoted from the source data, not inferred.

Ishbia & Gagleard, P.C., a boutique law firm based in Birmingham, Michigan, was listed on Aurora's dark web leak site by 31 August 2026 for its client data including litigation strategies and SSNs of clients and employees.

About Ishbia & Gagleard, P.C.

[law] Ishbia & Gagleard, P.C. — a boutique law firm in Birmingham, Michigan, founded in 1999 by Jeffrey A. Ishbia and Michael A. Gagleard. The firm practises real estate, corporate, estate planning, personal injury, medical malpractice, and commercial litigation for high-net-worth individuals and closely held entities. The exposed material includes: 360+ client/matter folders — the complete attorney-client privilege corpus: litigation strategy memos, settlement agreements, case assessments, deposition notes, correspondence with opposing counsel. <redacted> <redacted> Full Social Security Numbers for 25+ identified individuals — trust beneficiaries, family members, employees of client businesses, and a scanned Social Security card. Protected Health Information — hospital admission records from Oakwood Hospital, University of Michigan Hospital, and William Beaumont Hospital. Also: 55+ employee files from a sexual health clinic client with SSN searches and scanned SS cards. 100+ client tax returns spanning 2003–2024, each containing SSNs, EINs, and income data. 11 email archive files (PST/OST) containing years of unfiltered attorney correspondence. Personal legal matters of Mat Ishbia — CEO of publicly-traded UWM Holdings Corp. (NYSE: UWMC), the largest wholesale mortgage lender in the United States.

Source record: ransomware.live

About the Aurora group

Aurora is a ransomware group associated with a multi-purpose Go-based malware distributed by multiple criminal teams from mid-2022, also sold as an infostealer/botnet under the same name on underground forums. Aurora has listed 42 victims since April 2026.

Incident analysis

Ishbia & Gagleard, P.C. was listed by Aurora ransomware, a group with 58 victims recorded in this database. The listing appeared on the group's leak site on August 31, 2026.

Ishbia & Gagleard, P.C. is based in United States and operates in the Professional Services sector. United States ranks #1 worldwide for ransomware disclosures, with 10,159 victims in this database.

Sector context. Organisations in this sector hold valuable data and operational systems that ransomware groups seek to exploit for financial gain through encryption and data exfiltration.

Aurora typically follows a double extortion model: data is exfiltrated from the victim's systems before files are encrypted, so the victim faces two demands at once — pay to restore access, and pay to keep stolen data unpublished. The leak site, where this listing appeared, is the lever for the second demand.

Source. Public leak-site disclosures aggregated via the ransomware.live API. The disclosure date is when the listing was published, which can differ from the date of compromise. This site does not publish or link to stolen data. Last updated .

Frequently asked questions

Was Ishbia & Gagleard, P.C. attacked by ransomware?

Yes. Ishbia & Gagleard, P.C. was listed as a victim of the Aurora ransomware group on August 31, 2026. The organisation is based in United States and operates in the Professional Services sector. The disclosure appeared on the group's dark web leak site.

Which ransomware group attacked Ishbia & Gagleard, P.C.?

Ishbia & Gagleard, P.C. was attacked by Aurora ransomware. Aurora is one of the most active ransomware groups, having claimed 58 victims globally. The group typically employs a double-extortion model: encrypting the victim's files and threatening to publish stolen data.

When did the Ishbia & Gagleard, P.C. ransomware attack occur?

The ransomware attack on Ishbia & Gagleard, P.C. was disclosed on August 31, 2026. This date reflects when the victim was published on the threat group's leak site, which may differ from the actual date of initial compromise.

What data was stolen in the Ishbia & Gagleard, P.C. ransomware attack?

The specific data stolen from Ishbia & Gagleard, P.C. has not been independently verified by this platform. Ransomware groups typically exfiltrate data before encrypting systems and use the threat of publication to pressure victims. As a Professional Services organisation, Ishbia & Gagleard, P.C. likely held sensitive business data, client information, and operational records.

How can organisations protect against Aurora attacks?

To defend against Aurora and similar threat actors, organisations should: maintain regular offline backups tested for restoration; implement network segmentation to limit lateral movement; deploy multi-factor authentication on all remote access; use endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools; conduct regular phishing and security awareness training; and monitor threat intelligence feeds for indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with active groups.