Malicious email attack on Bill Holohan Law
28/01/2019 12:45:30The Law Society has received a report from a solicitor’s practice that it had been subject to a phishing email that had disrupted the office email system.
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Below is a screenshot of the email that caused the issue.
Exercise vigilance
The profession is advised to be aware of any email that suggests signing into a portal site. It is understood that the practice鈥檚 email system was hacked, most likely by clicking on a phishing email. A third party intercepted all emails for a period and even responded to clients as the solicitor to reassure them that everything was well. These emails were written in in bad syntax/grammar. The practice has now restored control of its systems and changed login credentials.
Please also be wary of any emails received recently from holohanlaw.ie and check to ensure that they are genuine before acting on same. As noted above, system security has now been restored.