Australian law firm HWL Ebsworth hit by Russian-linked ransomware attack

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Cyberattack resulted in hacking of 4TB of data including IDs, finance reports, accounting data, client documents and credit card details

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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