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Published on March 16, 2021 • Cyber

Exchange Hack Poses Data Privacy Danger to Law Firms and Others

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On March 2, Microsoft announced that some 30,000 organizations using its self-hosted Exchange Server software – which is widely used throughout private industry – had been hacked, in the type of breach that could expose personally identifiable information that triggers data breach notifications. The China-backed Hafnium group, the suspected perpetrators, primarily target U.S. entities, in industries including law firms. Mark Sangster of eSentire Inc. notes that law firms’ data could fall into the hands of hackers that “understand the value attacking law firms can bring.”

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Legaltech News: Cyber Experts Warn Law Firms Likely Compromised in Microsoft’s Exchange Server Hack

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