On the Rise: Ransomware and the Legal Services Sector

This ReliaQuest analysis documents a sharp rise in ransomware targeting the legal services sector (95 reported targets Feb 2020–May 2021, 32 in Q1 2021), highlights Sodinokibi/REvil as the most active group, describes why smaller law firms are attractive (weaker security, valuable client data, insurance), explains enabling factors such as initial access brokers and RaaS, and recommends standard mitigations (backups, patching, training, risk assessments).