The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) says some of its files were stolen in a ransomware attack on law firm HWL Ebsworth https://hwlebsworth.com.au.
One of the largest law firms in Australia, HWL Ebsworth, says in an incident notice on its website that it became aware of the incident on 28 April 2023, after the ALPHV_BlackCat ransomware gang boasted about the hack, and that it immediately informed the Australian authorities and started investigating the incident.[1]
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