Law firm Seyfarth says breach exposed client documents
Seyfarth Shaw, a major international law firm, has disclosed a data breach that exposed client documents. The firm has not publicly detailed the scope of the incident or how many clients were affected.
Why this matters: Law firms do not hold generic customer data. They hold the details of deals, disputes, investigations, divorces, employment fights, and regulatory problems that clients shared in confidence. A breach at Seyfarth means sensitive documents about real people and real companies may now be in the wrong hands. If you are a client, you probably did not get a choice about how your information was stored or secured. That is the accountability problem here. Firms that hold this kind of material need to protect it like it matters, because to the people it belongs to, it does.
Who should care: Cybersecurity · Privacy officers · Administrators
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