One in five U.S. law firms were targeted in a cyberattack in the past year and nearly one in 10 lost data or suffered exposure, according to a comprehensive study by a Swiss tech company.
The numbers, which demonstrate the extent to which the industry has become vulnerable to increasingly ruthless cybercriminals, became apparent from a survey of 500 U.S. firms by Geneva-based Proton.
As well as the 8% of respondents, or 40 firms, that said they had lost data or suffered exposure, the survey found 65% weren’t familiar with their legal obligations around breach response and 42% said they weren’t sure if they’d recover from a cyberattack.
Source: One in Five Law Firms Hit by Cyberattacks Over Past 12 Months | Law.com