Legal Briefs Turned Breach Fodder

HWL Ebsworth 2023 breach by ALPHV exposed 3.6TB of legal and government data, triggering injunctions and sweeping cyber reforms

In 2023, one of Australia’s most trusted legal institutions became the epicenter of one of the country’s largest and most sensitive data breaches.

Targeted by the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang, HWL Ebsworth, a legal center handling data for government departments, banks, and vulnerable citizens. found itself hostage to 3.6TB of confidential files. When …