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Following the hack of 4 New Square Chambers, the company won a court order preventing the hackers from publishing stolen data from a prior cyberattack, according to The Register.
The attack carried on June 12 is essentially a breach that stole private data from the company. As expected, the cybercriminals threatened to make public all information gathered. The plot twists is that judge Mrs. Justice Steyn issued a provisional injunction prohibiting the cybercriminals from using, publishing, or communicating to any party regarding the stolen data or sections of it.
Despite the fact that the injunction return deadline is this Friday, no data appears to have been disclosed on the dark web hacker forums yet. This type of response has never occurred before, and it will be very fascinating to watch if it sets a precedent. While highly unlikely, everyone is curious if h…
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