Confidential information and risks of working from home

Last week, a legal services firm, Law In Order, suffered a cyber security attack with hackers claiming to have stolen confidential data and threatening to release it unless they made a payment to the hackers within seven days (it is understood that this threat has now been withdrawn). Law In Order is one of the biggest providers in Australia of e-litigation services, which means that it has access to sensitive information that can expose organisations to legal liability issues if any of its confidential information is leaked.

At around the same time, a fake zoom invitation gave hackers access to the hedge fund Levitas Capital's email system, who then sent three fake invoices worth $8.7 million. Levitas Capital was forced to close after its biggest client withdrew its funds following the breach.