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Sensei Article Featured in the Iowa State Bar Association Newsletter

June 18, 2025

Sensei’s article entitled “Another FBI Alert: The Legal Industry Continues to be Targeted by Ransomware” by Michael Maschke, Sharon Nelson and John Simek, was recently featured in the Iowa State Bar Association’s June 18th, 2025 edition of their Iowa Lawyer Weekly newsletter.

Excerpt:

Just before the busy Memorial Day holiday, the FBI released a new cyber alert regarding ransomware and the targeting of law firms. Unfortunately, with staff leaving early or already out on vacation, many law firms likely missed this alert. When the FBI releases an information memo regarding a specific cyberthreat, it’s worth taking notice.

A cybercriminal group named Silent Ransom Group (SRG) is targeting law firms. It uses social engineering calls and callback phishing emails to gain remote access to systems or devices, steal sensitive information, and extort the victims. All the efforts use Information Technology (IT) themes and content to trick their potential victims. SRG is no stranger to law firms, as it has specifically targeted the legal industry since the Spring of 2023, given the valuable and highly sensitive nature of legal industry data.

Read the article here