Security News > 2021 > September > Ransomware-hit law firm secures High Court judgment against unknown criminals
The London law firm which secured a court injunction forbidding ransomware criminals from publishing data stolen from them has now gone a step further - by securing a default judgment from the High Court.
4 New Square Ltd, a barristers' chambers, raised some amusement in cyber security circles in July when it applied for a High Court injunction in the wake of a ransomware infection.
Yesterday the High Court ruled in the firm's favour by default, as the criminals had "Not engaged with the proceedings and have not filed an Acknowledgement of Service or Defence."
Initially, a reader of the judgment might wonder if the power of the High Court of England and Wales compelled the crooks to 'fess up.
The firm did not respond to requests for comment from The Register but potential reasons for bringing the case include an insurance payout depending on court action being started, or perhaps the firm hopes that one day the attackers will be identified and might travel through a country that allows enforcement of English judgments.
Law firms have not featured highly in information dumped online by ransomware gangs, bar a handful of high-profile cases.