State Bar of Georgia hacked, IT systems affected

State Bar of Georgia spent much of the week responding to a hacker attack that crippled the organization’s network, website and email network.

As of May 5, the State Bar’s website still carried only a single page of information for members about the cyberattack.

Officials said the incident began on May 2, and they soon hired an unnamed cybersecurity company to investigate. State Bar also said it had deployed an endpoint detection and response system throughout the network.

Upon learning of the unauthorized access, we immediately took steps to secure the network, a cybersecurity firm was engaged and a thorough investigation is being conducted.

We are still investigating the incident and have not determined what information, if any, the unauthorized actor may have accessed. Updates will be posted on www.gabar.org as additional information is available.

The State Bar’s website now provides a list of phone numbers people can call in order to access services:

Car rental giant Sixt also became a victim of a major hacker attack. Numerous systems were shut down in defense.