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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader hacked by Silent Ransom Group; re-attacked after they wouldn’t pay

DataBreaches.net · · International · Data Breaches

Numerous major law firms have fallen prey to the Silent Ransom Group this year. Now DataBreaches provides exclusive details on SRG’s recent attacks on Hogan Lovells Cadwalader. Yes, that’s “attacks,” plural. When New York City’s oldest law firm, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, merged with Hogan Lovells in 2022, it combined two powerhouse firms. Yet despite... Source

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