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Firm responds to compromise of email account
An Australian law firm has issued a statement in regard to the security credentials of one of its staff members’ email accounts being compromised by an unidentified third party.
Emma Musgrave
McCullough Robertson has confirmed it recently became aware of the incident appearing to have “allowed the retrieval of a discrete number of email addresses by that third party”.
“As soon as we became aware of this incident, we took immediate steps to determine its scope and ensure our wider IT environment was secure. Since this time, we have been working closely with cyber security consultants to fully investigate the circumstances of the incident.
“McCullough Robertson is committed to the privacy and security of any personal data. All impacted individuals have been contacted.”
Commenting further on the measures being taken, Kim Trajer, McCullough Robertson chief operating officer, said: “We are deeply concerned by any breach of our IT security and wish to apologise for the impact on those affected.
“We are doing everything we can to ensure the ongoing security of our systems, preventing any serious incidents occurring in the future.
“We are working through mandatory reporting requirements in relation to the email account compromise, including notification to relevant regulators.”
Emma Musgrave
Emma Musgrave (née Ryan) is the managing editor, professional services at Momentum Media.
Emma has worked for Momentum Media since 2015, including five years spent as the editor of the company's legal brand - Lawyers Weekly. Throughout her time at Momentum, she has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest stories in corporate Australia. In addition, she has produced exclusive multimedia and event content related to the company's respective brands and audiences.
Prior to joining Momentum Media, Emma worked in breakfast radio, delivering news to the Central West region of NSW, before taking on a radio journalist role at Southern Cross Austereo, based in Townsville, North Queensland.
She holds a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) degree from Charles Sturt University.
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