Allen & Overy hit by cyber-attack affecting some servers
Law firm Allen & Overy suffered a cyber-attack and data incident that affected a small number of servers. Ransomware group LockBit claimed to be behind the attack. Allen & Overy said on 20 November that the extent of the attack's impact was still unclear.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Allen & Overy
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- A small number of servers affected; full extent of damage undetermined
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United Kingdom
Timeline
- A small number of Allen & Overy servers were affected by a cyber-attack, and LockBit claimed to be behind the attack.
- Allen & Overy said the extent of the cyber-attack's impact was still unclear.
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