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Legal aid cyber-attack has pushed sector towards collapse, say lawyers

Barristers report going unpaid and cases being turned away amid fears firms will desert legal aid work altogether

Lawyers have warned that a cyber-attack on the Legal Aid Agency has pushed the sector into chaos, with barristers going unpaid, cases being turned away and fears a growing number of firms could desert legal aid work altogether.

In May, the legal aid agency announced that the personal data of hundreds of thousands of legal aid applicants in England and Wales dating back to 2010 had been accessed and downloaded in a significant cyber-attack.

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Β© Photograph: Hesther Ng/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock

Β© Photograph: Hesther Ng/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock

Russian-led cybercrime network dismantled in global operation

Arrest warrants issued for ringleaders after investigation by police in Europe and North America

European and North American cybercrime investigators say they have dismantled the heart of a malware operation directed by Russian criminals after a global operation involving British, Canadian, Danish, Dutch, French, German and US police.

International arrest warrants have been issued for 20 suspects, most of them living in Russia, by European investigators while indictments were unsealed in the US against 16 individuals.

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Β© Photograph: Andrew Brookes/Getty Images/Image Source

Β© Photograph: Andrew Brookes/Getty Images/Image Source

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