Cyber threats to the legal sector come in various forms, the most significant of which are described in this section. The threat actors are primarily cybercriminals with a financial motive, however, there has been some growth in nation-state actors and the hacktivist community targeting overseas-based law firms to achieve political, economic or ideological ends.
In common with many other industries, the cyber threat to the UK legal sector is significant and the number of reported incidents has grown substantially over the last few years