unknown attacks 4 New Square
Incident Date:
June 15, 2021
Overview
Title
unknown attacks 4 New Square
Victim
4 New Square
Attacker
Unknown
Location
First Reported
June 15, 2021
A Barristers' Chambers Responds to Ransomware Attack with Court Order
“A barristers' chambers hit by a ransomware attack has responded by getting a court order demanding the criminals do not share stolen data. 4 New Square chambers, which counts IT dispute experts among its ranks, obtained a privacy injunction from the High Court at the end of June against "person or persons unknown" who were "blackmailing" the firm. Those persons were said to be "responsible for engaging in a cyber-attack on [the barristers] on or about 12 June 2021 and/or who is threatening to release the information thereby obtained.
Injunction Details
Handed down by Mrs Justice Steyn, the injunction orders the ransomware criminals not to "use, publish or communicate or disclose to any other person" any of the (unspecified) data they stole in June. No data from 4 New Square appears to have been published on the known ransomware gangs' Tor-hosted leak blogs, though the injunction return date is this Friday (9 July).”
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