Australian law firm HWL Ebsworth hit by Russian-linked ransomware attack
Cyberattack resulted in hacking of 4TB of data including IDs, finance reports, accounting data, client documents and credit card details
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The Australian commercial law firm HWL Ebsworth has fallen victim to a ransomware attack, with Russian-linked hackers claiming to have obtained client information and employee data.
Late last week, the ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware group posted on its website that 4TB of company data had been hacked, including employee CVs, IDs, financial reports, accounting data, client documentation, credit card information, and a complete network map.
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