Security News > 2021 > July > US legal eagles representing Apple, IBM, and more take 5 months to inform clients of ransomware data breach
Law firm Campbell Conroy & O'Neil has warned of a breach from late February which may have exposed data from the company's lengthy client list of big-name corporations including Apple and IBM. The breach, which was discovered on 27 February 2021 when a ransomware infection blocked access to selected files on the company's internal systems, has been blamed on an unnamed "Unauthorised actor."
While it's not yet known precisely what data was accessed during the breach, the system affected held a treasure trove including "Certain individuals' names, dates of birth, driver's license numbers/state identification numbers, financial account information, Social Security numbers, passport numbers, payment card information, medical information, health insurance information, biometric data, and/or online account credentials," the company confirmed in a statement regarding the attack.
"Campbell is committed to, and takes very seriously, its responsibility to protect all data entrusted to us," the company continued.
Founded in 1983, Campbell boasts a laundry list of big clients across a range of industries including Ford, Toyota, Honda, and others in automotive; British Airways, Boeing, Continental Airlines, Gulfstream, and others in aerospace; Monsanto, Corning, Dow Chemical, and others in the chemical industry; Apple, IBM, Toshiba Information Systems, and others in computing; Exxon Mobil and BP-owned Amoco in oil; and others too numerous to mention across consumer products, heavy equipment and industrial machinery, insurance, medical and pharmaceutical, retail, transportation, and more.
In short: the impact of the breach could be felt by a huge number of companies, not just Campbell itself.
Depending on what data was exposed, it could spell a repeat of the attack on Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks last year, which exposed client data belonging to A-list celebrities.
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