In a recent internal report, Citigroup’s cyberintelligence center warned employees that law firms are targets of attacks by foreign governments and hackers because they house valuable data concerning their clients’ transactions and strategies.
According to the NY Times, the Citigroup report alerted employees that cybersecurity at law firms remains weak as compared to other industries and that law firms are at high risk of cyber-attacks. Citigroup also stated that because most law firms refuse to disclose whether they have been the victims of cyber-attacks, “it is not possible to determine whether cyberattacks against law firms are on the rise.”
