The American Bar Association has been hacked by unknown threat actors.
1.4 million members may have had their data stolen due to the breach.
- The ABA is the largest association of lawyers and legal professionals globally, with 166,000 members.
- Yesterday
ABA began notifying members it had spotted illegal activity in its
network on March 17, 2023, and that the threat actor may have gained
access to members' login credentials.
- The breach is believed to have occurred on March 6.
- ABA
stated the hacker has likely stolen usernames and hashed passwords that
users may have had in previous versions of the ABA website.