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HWL Ebsworth

1 Sep 2023 · National · Legal & Professional Services
Data Breach MEDIUM ✓ Verified

What happened

Landmark legal sector cyber attack. The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang exfiltrated 2.5 million highly classified corporate files from elite law firm HWL Ebsworth. Stolen directories contained cabinet-level legal advice from 65 federal and state government departments.

Incident details

Organisation
HWL Ebsworth
Date
1 Sep 2023
Attack type
Data Breach
Severity
MEDIUM
Sector
Legal & Professional Services
State
National
Records affected
2500000
Threat actor
AlphV (BlackCat)

Source

afr.com ↗
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