Report from Irish solicitor - Dublin

02/10/2017 16:03:00

A Dublin firm was subject to an e-mail spoofing attempt in October 2017.

Date discovered: October 2017

Type: Email spoofing

Region: Dublin

Description: Email sent to Office Manager signed off by a Managing Partner requesting a payment of invoice immediately. 

Client money stolen?: No

Able to quantify cost of attack to practice? N/A

Informed relevant authorities eg bank, police, insurers, Law Society? Yes