Law firm cyber attacks on the rise with 73 of UK top 100 targeted
73% of the top 100 UK law firms were hit by cyber attacks last year, research by PwC shows
October 25, 2016 at 06:23 AM
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Cyber attacks on UK law firms climbed by nearly 20% between 2014-15 and 2015-16, according to new research that found that 73% of the UK top 100 were the target of attacks last year.
The prevalance of cyber attacks has now grown by more than 60% in two years, according to PwC's 25th annual Law Firms Survey, with the number of top 100 firms experiencing an attack rising from 45 in 2013-14 to 62 in 2014-15, and 73 during the most recent financial year.
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