ABA Says 1.5 Million Member Accounts Hacked in Data Breach (1)

A hacker stole 1.5 million American Bar Association account usernames and passwords in March, the nation’s largest voluntary legal organization told Bloomberg Law.

The security breach of ABA’s network affected account information used to access the association’s pre-2018 website and the career center website, the ABA stated in a late Thursday email to affected account holders. Stolen passwords were encrypted, according to the ABA. A spokesperson confirmed the number of affected accounts on Friday.

The hack comes as several law firms, including Covington & Burling LLP and Proskauer Rose LLP, have made headlines in recent weeks for cyber breaches ...