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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Josh Taylor

HWL Ebsworth hack: 65 Australian government agencies affected by cyber-attack

National cybersecurity coordinator Air Marshal Darren Goldie
National cybersecurity coordinator Air Marshal Darren Goldie has confirmed that 65 government agencies have been affected as a result of a cyber-attack on law firm HWL Ebsworth by Russian-linked ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Sixty-five Australian government departments and agencies were victims of the cyber-attack on legal firm HWL Ebsworth, the national cybersecurity coordinator has revealed.

In a speech on Monday, Air Marshal Darren Goldie also revealed that some people and clients with personal information exposed in the hack have yet to be informed.

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