Legal IT Insider
Epiq’s cybersecurity attack started with a TrickBot infection that led to it being hit by the Ryuk ransomware, computer help Bleeping Computer has reported, citing a source in the cybersecurity industry. It’s a timely reminder that just because data is in the cloud doesn’t guarantee its safety.
eDiscovery and managed services giant Epiq has taken its systems offline globally after being hit by a ransomware attack, but says so far there is no evidence of unauthorised transfer or misuse of data.
Dropbox has featured frequently in the news recently with headlines about a number of security breaches. Some have been direct “hacks” of their data, whilst others have been exploits using email addresses and passwords leaked from other services to access Dropbox accounts. Dropbox have been updating their services to improve their own security but that doesn’t address the leaked data from elsewhere. Dropbox can’t be blamed for people using the same password on numerous services but that’s what users do and probably always will.