Australian law firms are choosing to pay ransoms to cybercriminals rather than deal with the potentially ruinous consequences of data being posted on the internet, according to a data security expert.
Ben Di Marco, of global risk firm WTW, said law firms “tick every box” for hackers and that more than 20 local firms had been targeted.
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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
