Law Firm Representing Big-Name Politicians Hit With Major Hack From China

A prominent Washington, D.C., law firm that has represented powerhouse politicians was hit with an apparent cyberattack from China, Matthew Chapman reported for Raw Story.

Williams & Connolly is known for its high-profile cases against the government.

The attack on Williams & Connolly is being investigated by the FBI field office, along with “similar ones executed by the same Chinese hackers.”

The hackers are suspected of breaching the networks of more than a dozen other law firms and technology companies in recent months. The firm believes that no sensitive attorney-client privileged information was stolen.

The attack on Williams & Connolly is being investigated by the FBI field office, along with “similar ones executed by the same Chinese hackers.”

The hackers are suspected of breaching the networks of more than a dozen other law firms and technology companies in recent months. The firm believes that no sensitive attorney-client privileged information was stolen.

“During the incident, a small number of Williams & Connolly attorney email accounts were accessed by leveraging what is known as a zero-day attack,” the firm said in a statement.

“Importantly, there is no evidence that confidential client data was extracted from any other part of our IT system, including from databases where client files are stored.”

Williams & Connolly is known for its high-profile cases against the government.

In addition to representing Bill and Hillary Clinton, it was “the first firm to step up and represent one of the law firms that had been targeted by President Trump with a punitive executive order as part of Mr. Trump’s campaign against firms he felt had opposed him legally and politically.”