TrialWorks, a company that provides the most established and widely used legal case management software solutions, became victim of a ransomware attack.
At result of the attack, law firms and lawyers, were not able to access the legal documents hosted on TrialWorks’ platform.
The day after the company sent to its customers informing them of a security incident caused by ransomware.
The company hired several cyber security firms that will help it in investigating the incident and restore normal operations.
Source: https://securityaffairs.co/93040/malware/trialworks-ransomware-attack.html
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/defacto-trialworks
"id": "def3117423",
"linkid": "defacto-trialworks",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "10/2019",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': ['Law firms and lawyers'],
'industry': 'Legal Software',
'name': 'TrialWorks',
'type': 'Company'}],
'description': 'TrialWorks, a company that provides the most established and '
'widely used legal case management software solutions, became '
'victim of a ransomware attack. As a result of the attack, law '
'firms and lawyers were not able to access the legal documents '
'hosted on TrialWorks’ platform. The day after the company '
'sent to its customers informing them of a security incident '
'caused by ransomware. The company hired several cyber '
'security firms that will help it in investigating the '
'incident and restore normal operations.',
'impact': {'operational_impact': ['Law firms and lawyers were not able to '
'access the legal documents'],
'systems_affected': ['Legal documents hosted on TrialWorks’ '
'platform']},
'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Sent to its customers informing them '
'of a security incident caused by '
'ransomware'],
'third_party_assistance': ['Several cyber security firms']},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on TrialWorks',
'type': 'Ransomware'}