David Hollingworth reports:
The Legal Practice Board of Western Australia (LPBWA) has said it has begun notifying individuals whose data was compromised following a cyber attack performed by the Dire Wolf ransomware gang in May.
“Following a comprehensive investigation, the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia (the board) has commenced notifying individuals whose data was involved in a cyber incident earlier this year,” a board spokesperson said in a 1 October statement.
“The board has confirmed that its investigation into the cyber incident has determined that some additional data was accessed beyond the small amount of information disclosed in May, which was addressed at the time.”
The board said that some of those affected by the data breach were legal practitioners and that the data impacted includes health, financial, and personal information.
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