Australian State Government’s Data Posted on Dark Web

Australian State Government’s Data Posted on Dark Web
A laptop computer on Aug. 31, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Adam Berry/Getty Images
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Highly sensitive data from the Victorian government has been published on the dark web after the information was stolen during a cyber attack on an affiliated law firm.

HWL Ebsworth, a top Australian law firm, said it became a target of cyberattack by a Russian hacking group earlier this year when a threat actor identified as ALPHV/BlackCat made a post on a dark web forum claiming to have infiltrated data from the firm.

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