Information Commissioner Launches Investigation into Data Breach at HWL Ebsworth

Published on February 21, 2024

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OIAC) has launched an investigation into the 2023 HWL Ebsworth data breach. The law firm was infected by ALPHV ransomware in April last year, and the data that was stolen was eventually published on the darknet over a three-week period in June. Sixty-five government agencies were affected, including Home Affairs and the Australian Federal Police (AFP). All were direct clients of HWLE’s legal and consulting services. A large number of private sector clients also had their data stolen. The investigation has been launched despite the Department of Home Affairs saying last September that the government’s formal response to the incident had concluded....

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