Bryan Cave Hit by Cyberattack Involving Client Mondelez’s Data

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is the latest Big Law firm to be struck by a cyber breach involving sensitive client data.

The breach exposed the personal data of more than 50,000 current and former employees of Mondelēz International, the snack food company that makes Oreo cookies and Ritz crackers.

BCLP in late February discovered it had been hacked, including in areas involving certain client files, according to a sample notice Mondelēz sent to affected employees June 15. The information stolen included employee dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and home addresses.

The firm initiated a “robust” investigation with the assistance ...