Hacking group steals law firm's litigation files and demands money
A hacking group targeted a law firm, stole litigation files and used them to demand money. The name of the affected law firm, the extent of the damage, the date of the incident and the response were not specified.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Theft of litigation files
- Cause / method
- Theft of litigation files through hacking and demand for money
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
- If you’ve suffered harm, report it. Call 118 (no area code) for privacy violations, contact the police for financial losses, and apply for dispute mediation to seek compensation.Personal Information Infringement Report Centre ↗Korean National Police Agency cybercrime report ↗Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee ↗
Timeline
- A hacking group's theft of a law firm's litigation files and its demand for money came to light.
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