Cyber Security Institute
Friday, February 03, 2012
Is Your Lawyer the Weakest Link? Hackers Are Now Targeting
A profoundly troubling article by Bloomberg details expanding efforts by hackers to attack system networks of law firms to cull confidential data on sensitive deals and transactions.
One attack in particular involved China-based hackers looking to derail a $40 billion acquisition of the world’s largest potash producer by an Australian mining conglomerate.