An article came out highlighting a new suit against a law firm.
Suits against law firms are not particularly rare and don't
make for compelling news. This suit, however, did.
A New York couple brought suit against their former law
firm because it used an America Online account to transact firm
business. If you are my age you probably remember that AOL and
"You've got mail!" were the future—back in
1990.
Well, it turns out that this law firm and its AOL account were
being used to help a couple purchase a $19.4 million cooperative
apartment in Manhattan. Hackers had breached the firm's AOL
account and were monitoring its email traffic. The hackers then
used the account to pose as the attorney working on the deal to
direct the clients/couple to deposit $1.9 million by wire transfer
into a hacker-controlled account. The hackers were kind enough to
send the buyers/clients a receipt for the funds.
