Clifford Chance
340K client records compromised in network breach
Law firms hold the most sensitive corporate data outside the client itself — M&A, IP, litigation, settlements. They are systematically targeted by both criminal and state actors. Below is every law-firm breach LeakTrace has indexed.
340K client records compromised in network breach
820K client records exposed via compromised document management system — litigation files
180K client records compromised
340K client records compromised in targeted phishing
637K individuals affected — healthcare and financial client data stolen in 2023 attack
SEC insider trading investigation — Chinese hackers targeted deal data in M&A cases
LockBit ransomware encrypted partner systems — M&A deal data and client confidences exposed
340K client records exposed — immigration case files and patent applications compromised
Data breach affecting client confidential records
Cl0p ransomware zero-day — law firms, courts, government agencies affected globally
ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware — government and corporate legal discovery platform compromised
65K client and case files stolen in ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware
ALPHV/BlackCat stole 4TB from top-tier Australian law firm — client legal data published
Law firm data breach impacted Canadian operations
184K records from mergers and capital markets deals exposed via unsecured cloud bucket
850K client records from Canadian corporate transactions exposed — LockBit claimed breach
638K client records including health data exposed — firm handling major data breach litigation
Ransomware encrypted client case files
1.6M records exposed including Mondelez employee data — ransomware on law firm systems
Major Canadian law firm targeted in cyberattack
85K client records exposed in data breach
Ransomware hit law firm serving Fortune 500 clients
Client data exposed in Accellion FTA breach
M&A deal data accessed through Accellion file-transfer exploit