HomeCanadaBusinessInvestingLifeOpinionWorldPoliticsPersonal FinanceCultureSportsMoreMoreLatest in MoreReal EstateDriveWatchlistFor YouEventsFind clarity in the chaos. Subscribe now and save 70%FLASH SALE $0.49/weekDigital accessDigital + home deliveryBennett Jones, Borden Ladner Gervais hit in data breach targeting Bay Street law firmsBennett Jones, Borden Ladner Gervais hit in data breach targeting Bay Street law firmsAlexandra PosadzkiFinancial and cybercrime reporterPublished 5 hours agoUpdated 20 seconds ago CommentsShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate an accountBennett Jones LLP and Borden Ladner Gervais LLP have confirmed that they were compromised by data breaches as part of a broader campaign that has successfully infiltrated at least four Bay Street law firms.
David Di Paolo, national managing partner and CEO of BLG, said an unauthorized third party accessed “a portion” of the firm’s Microsoft cloud environment, including files related to clients. The firm engaged Mandiant, a cybersecurity consulting firm and Google subsidiary, to investigate the incident, determine the scope of the breach and support remediation, Mr. Di Paolo said in a statement provided to The Globe and Mail.
Bennett Jones said two of its business services employees’ user accounts were compromised on Oct. 19 as part of what it called a “larger campaign targeting Canadian law firms.”
McCarthy Tétrault LLP and Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP are also dealing with data breaches that have compromised thousands of files in total, including client information, The Globe reported on Thursday.
The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security on Wednesday cautioned that multiple Canadian firms have been targeted by cybercriminals impersonating internal IT support and directing employees to fraudulent sign-in pages.
This article was aggregated automatically by CyberWire Daily's newsfeed engine. Original reporting: www.theglobeandmail.com.
