Bennett Jones hit in data breach targeting Bay Street law firms, Globe and Mail reports
- Status
- Unverified: only social posts report this so far
- Kind
- Breach
- Vendor
- Bennett Jones
- First seen
Summary
The Globe and Mail reports that Bennett Jones was hit in a data breach targeting Bay Street law firms. The excerpt does not say what data was accessed or how many people are affected.
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What the sources say 2
· Bluesky: “Bennett Jones hit in data breach targeting Bay Street law firms” Source
· Hacker News: “Data breach targeting Bay Street law firms” Source