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The Legal Practice Board of Western Australia

15 May 2025 · WA · Legal & Professional Services
Ransomware HIGH ✓ Verified

What happened

Sovereign statutory authority confirmed an active network encryption event executed by the Dire Wolf ransomware group. The board took all web portals and practitioner registration management systems offline to execute forensic remediation and prevent further cross-network spread.

Incident details

Organisation
The Legal Practice Board of Western Australia
Date
15 May 2025
Attack type
Ransomware
Severity
HIGH
Sector
Legal & Professional Services
State
WA
Records affected
Unknown
Threat actor
Dire Wolf

Source

cyberdaily.au ↗
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