Unaware ‘Anonymous’ Existed Until Friday, Partner of Hacked Law Firm Is Now Fielding FBI Phone Calls

Unaware ‘Anonymous’ Existed Until Friday, Partner of Hacked Law Firm Is Now Fielding FBI Phone Calls

Unaware until Friday that the hacking collective known as Anonymous existed, partner Neal Puckett has gotten an extensive education in Internet security issues for law firms over the past three days. The attack that began Friday on Puckett & Faraj could have been much worse, he tells the ABA Journal, and it is some comfort that major organizations such as the FBI and Scotland Yard also were hacked. He hopes his Virginia-based law firm, which is cooperating with authorities investigating the intrusion, will be back online perhaps later this week, albeit with the help of a new consultant.…