Lee Hagipantelis speaks out as Brydens Lawyers suffers massive cyberattack

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Brydens Lawyers, one of Australia’s largest law firms, has suffered a major cyberattack, with hackers stealing over 600 gigabytes of sensitive data and demanding a ransom.

The firm, led by prominent lawyer and former Wests Tigers chairman Lee Hagipantelis, detected the breach in late February.

In response, Brydens took its systems offline and engaged external security experts.

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Lee Hagipantelis.

On Thursday, March 13, Hagipantelis publicly acknowledged the breach, assuring clients, “We are taking this breach very seriously and have reported the incident to the Australian Cyber Security Centre and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.”

He also confirmed, “Security of our IT system has been restored.”

Cyberattacks targeting law firms have become increasingly common, with ransomware groups exploiting their access to highly confidential documents. This latest breach follows similar incidents affecting Australian and New Zealand legal firms in recent years.

Source: Bryden Lawyers

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