Casepoint Investigates Alleged Breach After Hackers Claimed Theft of Government Data

US-based legal technology platform, Casepoint has apparently investigated a potential cybersecurity incident following claims of threat actors, who have hacked the platform claiming terabytes of sensitive data.

Casepoint offers legal advice for governmental organizations, businesses, and law firms in litigation, investigations, and compliance. The company has a number of well-known clients, including the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Marriott Hotels, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Courts, and the Mayo Clinic.

Vishal Rajpara, the CTO and co-founder of Casepoint, released a statement in which he declined to confirm but otherwise did not seem to refute rumors that the ALPHV ransomware gang was responsible for the attack. BlackCat, the Russia-based ransomware gang claims to have stolen two terabytes of confidential data from Casepoint, which included data from the US government and “many other things you have tried so hard to keep,” the gang stated.

Some of the data stolen, according to TechCrunch, included private information from a Georgia-based hospital, a legal document, a state-sponsored ID and an internal document apparently issued by the FBI. However, the FBI is yet to confirm the allegations made by TechCrunch.

Following Casepoint’s acknowledgment of the investigation, ALPHV updated on the issue in a statement published on May 31. The firm also shared what seems to be the login details for the company’s software.

Rajpara published a statement on the issue, say

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