Warning: Microsoft license key/IP address scam is targeting law firms

A new phishing scam is threatening law firms.  We are reaching out to our clients to help them avoid becoming a victim.

Please instruct staff handling inbound calls to hang up on callers claiming to be from Microsoft stating that your Windows license key will be deactivated.  The caller ID may appear to be coming from your own phone number.  This is NOT how Microsoft communicates with their customers and this is a scam!

• Never give up any confidential information over the phone.
• If you have any concern about an inbound call, hang-up and initiate the call back to the company on your own.
• Legal Computer Consultants will never ask for passwords or other confidential information over the phone. 

Follow this link to learn more about this new and dangerous scam:

Microsoft License key/IP address scam

Here is a link to a draft Cyber-Security policy for your firm to edit and distribute:

https://www.legalcomputer.com/cyber-security-policy-template-for-law-firms-and-legal-professionals/

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call us directly.