Cybersecurity: Report: Cybercriminals targeting the legal sector
Law firms safeguard confidential plans and sensitive client data - and thus become more and more in the crosshairs of hackers. What methods do the attackers use.
Cybercriminals and state-sponsored espionage groups have increasingly targeted law firms and legal departments, with the number of attacks nearly doubling compared to 2023, according to CrowdStrike's "Legal Threat Landscape Report 2026". The attackers seek confidential client data, such as merger and acquisition plans, intellectual property, and financial data, ideal for financial extortion or economic espionage.
Germany, along with the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and Israel, is among the most frequently attacked countries. The majority of observed attacks, 82%, were financially motivated, with "Big Game Hunting" groups listing 455 law sector organizations on their data leak websites, a 39% increase from the previous year. The aggressive threat group "Chatty Spider" saw a 129% increase in attack activities, using deceptive methods to target law firms.
Written by urgent.news from Handelsblatt's report — not a translation of it. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
