Report from Irish solicitor – Leinster (excluding Dublin)
12/10/2017 15:59:00A Leinster firm received an e-mail containing malware in October 2017.
Date discovered: 12 October 2017
Type: Other – Malware installed by phishing email
Region: Leinster - excluding Dublin
Description: I was sent an email from another Solicitor asking to open a file. Other Solicitor appeared to be a false name. Not in law directory or on the web. Sent email to Law Society. No damage as didn’t open email.
Client money stolen?: No
Able to quantify cost of attack to practice? N/A
Informed relevant authorities eg bank, police, insurers, Law Society? No