The SRA’s latest Risk Outlook published on 1 June 2022 identified the key risks as follows –
- Phishing and email modification frauds, which make up half of all the cybercrime reports they receive, with concerns that voice impersonation may become an issue as it has in other sectors;
- Ransomware, of which there were 18 reports in 2021, with criminals gaining access to sensitive information; and
- Attacks on suppliers, including an IT service provider and barristers’ chambers.
Each is discussed in more detail in the report, and several examples are provided. A link is on www.legalrisk.co.uk/News.
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