HWL Ebsworth hack: sensitive information from dozens of government agencies may be compromised

Hundreds of law firm’s clients waiting on confirmation of whether they are affected by data leaked in cyberattack

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Hundreds of clients of law firm HWL Ebsworth, including dozens of government agencies, have been in discussions with the firm over whether highly sensitive legal information has been exposed – while a NSW court injunction prevents those potentially affected from searching through the data posted on the dark web to check.

The Russian-linked ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware group hacked the law firm in April. Earlier this month, the group published 1.1TB of the data it claimed to have stolen, later established to be 3.6TB worth of data.

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