The recent Russian cyberattack on law firm EWL Ebsworth has claimed another set of victims—this time, Australia’s four major banks.
This comes as over 40 Australian government agencies are feared to have been impacted by the database hacking of HWL Ebsworth by the Russian cybercriminal group AlphV.
While the four banks—ANZ, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), National Australia Bank (NAB), and Westpac—have confirmed that they have engaged the firm’s legal services, they have assured customers and staff that their systems have not been impacted.
“We are aware that HWL Ebsworth, a law firm engaged by NAB for some legal services, has been impacted by a cyber-attack. NAB’s systems were not impacted and remain secure. We are working with HWLE as they continue to get more information in relation to the content of these matters,” a NAB spokesperson said in a statement….