Report from Irish solicitor – Leinster (excluding Dublin)

12/10/2017 15:59:00

A 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