Beware of fraudulent WeTransfer emails that purport to be from PEXA currently doing the rounds. The criminals use PEXA branding in the emails to mislead recipients into downloading malicious software.
PEXA does not use WeTransfer for any email correspondence or service.
For more information about cyber security and minimising the risk of being targeted by cyber criminals go to our cyber security page.
LPLC has produced a guide full of practical information to help lawyers be cybersafe. The guide outlines 5 key areas of focus and explains why each is important to be included in cybersafe strategies for law practices. For each key area the guide provides a checklist of practical steps to take to secure any legal practice.
This article presents a case study of a real-life cyber incident in which $110,000 was stolen from a Victorian law firm’s trust account, despite multi-factor authentication being implemented to access online banking and to transact from the account.
Cyber security needs be an essential part of legal practice management, but many firms don’t know where to start. Session 1 from the LPLC workshop Demystifying cyber security for your firm held in Melbourne in February 2020.
The Victorian Government has introduced the State Tax Amendment Bill 2024 which, amongst other taxation changes, will (if passed) broaden the holiday home exemption to allow shareholders of companies, as well as certain beneficiaries of trusts and relatives of those shareholders and beneficiaries, to satisfy the exemption for a property owned by a company or trust.
The State Taxation Acts and Other Acts Amendment Act 2023 received Royal Assent on 12 December 2023. The new law introduces significant property tax changes in Victoria with effect from 1 January 2024.
Keeping your firm’s software up to date is vital to the security of your practice and the interests of your clients.
