Jones Day Law Firm Says Hackers Accessed Some Clients’ Data (1)

Hackers have breached Jones Day and accessed the files of 10 clients, the law firm said on Monday.

A prolific cybercriminal group known as Silent took credit for the attack, listing Jones Day among its victims on an extortion website.

“Jones Day recently experienced a cyber ‘phishing’ incident in which an unauthorized third party accessed a limited number of dated files for 10 clients,” spokesperson Dave Petrou said in a statement. “All impacted clients have been notified.”

The identities of the affected clients weren’t immediately clear. Hackers also stole data belonging to Jones Day in 2021.

The law firm has ...