"Cyberattack Disrupts UK Property Deals"

A cyberattack affecting multiple conveyancing firms has disrupted House sales and purchases across the UK.  CTS, a legal sector specialist infrastructure service provider, recently confirmed in a statement that it has experienced a service outage caused by a cyberattack.  The firm said the cyberattack has impacted a portion of the services it delivers to some of its clients.  The firm noted that the outage is believed to have affected up to 200 law firms that use CTS’ services.  This prevents conveyancing companies from accessing the necessary systems to progress property transactions.  Numerous UK-based law firms, including O’Neill Patient, Talbots Law, and Taylor Rose MW, have issued statements informing customers that they are “currently experiencing service difficulties due to a technical outage affecting multiple organizations within the legal sector.”  CTS stated that it is working with third-party experts, including a leading global forensics firm, to help investigate the incident and restore its services.  The firm noted that they are confident they can restore services but cannot give a precise timeline for complete restoration.  The firm said it would continue to communicate directly with clients impacted by the service outage, providing regular updates on their work status to restore services and their investigations into the incident. 

Infosecurity reports: "Cyberattack Disrupts UK Property Deals"