An outbreak with ransomware thought to be the Netwalker malware occurred over the weekend at Law In Order, an Australian provider of document and digital services to law companies.
The business acknowledged the attack in a statement on its website, which it was able to restore with the help of Cloudflare.
When it discovered the attack, Law In Order claimed it stopped several of its business operations and enlisted the help of cyber security consultants for the investigation and incident response.
According to Law In Order, it had informed authorities about the incident, including the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC).
Source: https://www.itnews.com.au/news/law-in-order-hit-by-ransomware-attack-558197
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/law-in-order_2
"id": "law2545623",
"linkid": "law-in-order_2",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "11/2020",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Document and digital services',
'location': 'Australia',
'name': 'Law In Order',
'type': 'Business'}],
'description': 'An outbreak with ransomware thought to be the Netwalker '
'malware occurred over the weekend at Law In Order, an '
'Australian provider of document and digital services to law '
'companies.',
'impact': {'operational_impact': ['Several business operations stopped']},
'motivation': 'Financial gain',
'ransomware': {'ransomware_strain': 'Netwalker'},
'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Statement on website'],
'law_enforcement_notified': ['Australian Federal Police (AFP)',
'Australian Cyber Security Centre '
'(ACSC)'],
'third_party_assistance': ['Cyber security consultants',
'Cloudflare']},
'threat_actor': 'Netwalker',
'title': 'Netwalker Ransomware Attack on Law In Order',
'type': 'Ransomware'}