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Cybersecurity Incident Shuts Down Biglaw Network

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February 10, 2023
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Close up view of burning laptopOn the plus side, the cybersecurity incident at Troutman Pepper does not appear to have compromised any client data. So, in a sense, the system worked.

But as a damage recovery matter, leaving attorneys using personal email accounts and locally saved documents for over a day highlights that for all the talk about protecting data, the unheralded impact of a cyber breach tends to be leaving the firm technologically adrift for extended stretches while tech professionals perform clean up.

Troutman attorneys received this email notification yesterday:
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As you might imagine, that “several more hours” timeline proved overly optimistic. The firm blasted another message telling folks to consider working remotely today because the network continues to be down.
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People still use Hotmail? Why not turn on the AOL access while you’re at it?

Once this crisis is averted, the firm has a new logistical headache on its hands in making sure all those emails get properly handled under the firm’s document retention policy. Firms need a plan for all the downstream issues a breach and service interruption causes.

But, yeah, at least the incident is not thought to have reached client data.

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Good luck to Troutman on cleaning this up and getting back online quickly. And for everyone else out there, maybe today is a good day to think about exactly how your firm would handle a total tech shutdown.


HeadshotJoe Patrice is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. Feel free to email any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on Twitter if you’re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. Joe also serves as a Managing Director at RPN Executive Search.





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