Law Firms Targeted By Cybercriminals During Stamp Duty Holiday
High Volume of Property Transactions Increases Hacking Risk Cybercriminals are targeting legal professionals amidst increased property conveyancing activity. Law firms and legal practitioners have become the target of cybercriminals since lockdown restrictions eased at the beginning of summer. The Solicitors Regulation Authority, or SRA, has warned the industry about a considerable surge in scamming attempts which have plagued the legal profession since July onwards. From then until September alone, the industry received 50% of the entire year’s scam alerts so far, signalling that cybercriminals have waited until market activity has…
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