"Law Firm Orrick Reveals Extensive Data Breach, Over Half a Million Affected"

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, a law firm that specializes in cyberattacks, recently disclosed that they were affected by a data breach in early 2023 and that more than 600,000 individuals were impacted.  The law firm noted that between February 28 and March 13, 2023, attackers had unauthorized access to a portion of its network, including a file share storing files related to Orrick’s clients.  Orrick said its analysis of the exposed files determined that personal information pertaining to the customers of its clients was compromised in the attack.  The company noted that some of these individuals were customers of companies that suffered data breaches.  Their information was shared with Orrick to facilitate the provision of legal counseling to those companies.  The compromised personal information includes names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license or other government ID numbers, passport numbers, email addresses, financial account details, tax identification numbers, medical and health information, health insurance and healthcare provider details, online account credentials, and credit or debit card numbers.

 

SecurityWeek reports: "Law Firm Orrick Reveals Extensive Data Breach, Over Half a Million Affected"

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