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<i><b>BREAKING NEWS</i></b><br>DLA Piper Hit by Cyber Attack, Phones and Computers Down Across the Firm
June 27, 2017 — DLA Piper has been hit by a major cyber attack, which has knocked out phones and computers across the firm.
The shutdown appears to have been caused by a ransomware attack, similar to the WannaCry attack that hit organizations such as the NHS last month.
DLA's phone system has not been working for much of the day and partners say they have been instructed to turn off their computers as a precaution. DLA offices in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and the U.S. called by Legal Week all seem to have been affected, with some inside the firm saying email and phone systems have been affected with many systems now locked down as a precaution.
DLA said in a statement: “The firm, like many other reported companies, has experienced issues with some of its systems due to suspected malware. We are taking steps to remedy the issue as quickly as possible.”
The BBC is reporting that multiple organizations have been affected by the hack including Russian oil producer Rosneft and Danish shipping company Maersk.
The news comes after a ransomware attack called WannaCry hit organizations around the world in May, including the UK's National Health Service.
At the time law firms were highlighted as potential targets for such an attack in the future.
Steve Hill, ex-deputy director in the UK government National Security Secretariat dealing with cyber security told Legal Week at that time: “There is a huge criminal cyber threat to law firms. The hackers perpetrating these types of attacks will not be teenage boys – they are criminal gangs set up to exploit law firms for sensitive data or lock people out of the data in return for a ransom.”
– James Booth, Legal Week
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