Cybercriminals, part of a gang known as Silent Ransom Group, have sent people pretending to be IT support employees to law firms' offices, where the criminals have stolen data using USB drives or remote access tools.

Trend shows how criminals are resorting to surprisingly low-tech methods to carry out cyber attacks in the face of advanced AI defence systems

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