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State Bar of Georgia Confirms Data Breach Following Ransomware Attack

The State Bar of Georgia was hit by a ransomware attack earlier this year and the organization has now confirmed that member and employee information was compromised.

The State Bar of Georgia was hit by a ransomware attack earlier this year and the organization has now confirmed that member and employee information was compromised.

The incident occured in April 2022 and was disclosed in early May, when few details were shared by the organization. Roughly one month later, the bar revealed that the attack involved BitLocker ransomware, which encrypted tens of servers and workstations.

“Although this has been officially described as a ransomware attack, no monetary demand has been made and no proof of possession of any personally identifiable information or other data has been provided,” a State Bar of Georgia representative said at the time.

The bar initially said there was no evidence that personal information had been compromised, but a statement released last week revealed that some information on current and former employees, as well as members, may have been obtained by the attacker.

Exposed personal information includes names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, direct deposit information, or name change information.

“Although we had security protocols and technology in place to help prevent unauthorized access, some of those defenses were evaded,” the bar said.

Every individual authorized to practice law in the State of Georgia is required to be a member, and the organization claims to have more than 50,000 members.

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Impacted individuals are being offered free credit monitoring and identity protection services.

Related: Idaho Man Charged With Hacking Into Computers in Georgia

Related: Georgia Man Admits to Hacking Accounts of Athletes and Musicians

Related: Georgia Supreme Court Rules that State Has No Obligation to Protect Personal Information

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Eduard Kovacs (@EduardKovacs) is a contributing editor at SecurityWeek. He worked as a high school IT teacher for two years before starting a career in journalism as Softpedia’s security news reporter. Eduard holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial informatics and a master’s degree in computer techniques applied in electrical engineering.

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