Security News > 2020 > October > Law Firm Seyfarth Shaw Hit by Damaging Ransomware Attack
International law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP has shut down many of its systems after being hit with a ransomware attack.
Over the weekend, the company fell victim to a ransomware attack that spread aggressively across its network and forced it to shut down its email service and other systems.
The firm says it was able to stop the attack soon after detection, but not before data on many systems was encrypted by the malware.
"On Saturday, October 10, 2020, Seyfarth was the victim of a sophisticated and aggressive malware attack that appears to be ransomware. [] many of our systems were encrypted, and we have shut them down as a precautionary measure," Seyfarth announced.
Seyfarth also notes that it found no evidence that client or firm data was accessed or exfiltrated, but many recent ransomware attacks have resulted in sensitive information being stolen to convince the victim to pay the ransom.
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