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Ciminelli One Year Later: The Evolving Reach of the Wire Fraud Statute

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 6/12/2024

The federal wire fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1343, is one of the commonly used statutes in federal white-collar criminal cases. In our digital age, nearly any significant fraud or scheme could probably be charged as a wire...more

Elder Wire Fraud Scams Rising, Produce Huge Losses

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/15/2024

As part of implementing a robust cybersecurity standard, we must understand how bad actors are intentionally targeting our older colleagues and loved ones. On April 30, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced...more

A New Twist on Coverage for Losses From ‘Spoofed’ Emails

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 4/12/2024

The facts are frequently the same. A company that has retained the services of a vendor receives an authentic-looking email from the vendor’s CFO which advises that the vendor has changed its bank account or method of...more

Wire-Fraud, Data Breach, and Phishing: A Live Action Role Play for In House Counsel

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 4/3/2024

At the recent In-House Counsel Seminar, three Ward and Smith attorneys presented a realistic role play response to an incidence of wire fraud, addressing red flags associated with fraudulent communications, corporate incident...more

Be Cyber Aware

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP on 10/31/2023

Hackers commit financial fraud by creating a fake email address mimicking the vendor’s name and emailing accounts payable saying that the vendor’s account information has been changed. Funds are then sent directly to the...more

Investigations Newsletter: Arkansas Men Convicted in $18 Million Global Investment Fraud Conspiracy

ArentFox Schiff on 9/11/2023

Arkansas Men Convicted in $18 Million Global Investment Fraud Conspiracy - A federal jury in the Western District of Arkansas convicted four men of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - May 2023

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/5/2023

In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we review new consumer privacy laws in Tennessee and Indiana, three GDPR rulings by the Court of Justice of the European Union, updates regarding future California Privacy...more

[Webinar] Wire Transfer Fraud: Preventing and Mitigating this Rising Threat - December 6th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

Warner Norcross + Judd on 11/7/2022

Join Warner Norcross + Judd LLP attorneys Madelaine Lane, Kelly Hollingsworth and Nate Steed for a webinar focused on preventing and mitigating wire transfer fraud. Cyber criminals are utilizing phishing emails and other...more

Wire Fraud Scams: What You Need to Know - The Consumer Finance Podcast

Troutman Pepper on 10/20/2022

Please join Consumer Financial Services Partner Chris Willis and his colleagues and fellow Partners Mary Zinsner and Susan Flint as they discuss the current landscape of wire fraud scams in the financial services industry....more

Investigations Newsletter: Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, Former Theranos President and COO, Found Guilty on All Twelve Fraud Counts in...

ArentFox Schiff on 7/11/2022

Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, Former Theranos President and COO, Found Guilty on All Twelve Fraud Counts in High-Profile Trial - On July 7, 2022, a federal jury in the Northern District of California found Ramesh “Sunny”...more

Phishing: Cybersecurity’s Biggest Threat

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 10/21/2021

Not every cybersecurity threat is ransomware. Phishing is cybersecurity’s biggest threat. It’s one of the most common ways hackers can “get into” your organization, and it can result in much more than identity theft. In the...more

SCOTUS Vacates Class Certification In Suit Against Goldman Sachs And Clarifies Appropriate Scope Of Price Impact Evidence

Goodwin on 7/27/2021

SCOTUS Vacates Class Certification In Suit Against Goldman Sachs And Clarifies Appropriate Scope Of Price Impact Evidence; Stockholders Strike $110 Million Settlement In Suit Alleging Breaches Of Fiduciary Duties By Former...more

Gone Phishing? Wire Fraud Scams Continue Unabated Throughout 2021 So Far

Goodwin on 6/14/2021

By this point, most businesses that regularly send and receive funds electronically have heard about the risk of wire fraud scams in which an intruder changes wiring instructions and diverts funds to its own account,...more

Litigation Outlook Blog Series: Cybersecurity

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/20/2021

As the global pandemic begins to show signs of waning, cyber risk is showing no such easing. In fact, in a recent survey, over 68% of business leaders reported believing that their cybersecurity risks are increasing, despite...more

Third Circuit Confirms Limits on Scope of Protected Activity Under SOX

Proskauer - Whistleblower Defense on 8/18/2020

On July 16, 2020, the Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a former IT analyst’s whistleblower retaliation claim, holding that he lacked an objectively reasonable belief that his complaints implicated one of the enumerated...more

Government Enforcers Focused on Coronavirus-related Actions

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/1/2020

- Market participants should review and assess their compliance procedures to prevent and detect insider trading risks associated with COVID-19. - Companies should increase their vigilance regarding cybersecurity threats...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2020

Robinson & Cole LLP on 3/6/2020

Two Las Vegas casinos’ networks were down over the past week, with posted signs saying “Cash Only” throughout the casinos after a suspected ransomware attack. Electronic slot machines were silent as the casinos reacted to the...more

Be on High Alert for New Wave of Wire Fraud Scams

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 3/6/2020

Scammers always go back to the good old scams, even when they are making bundles on new scams. Although our lives have been consumed of late with an onslaught of ransomware attacks, this past week, we have seen an uptick in...more

Six Steps To Take Immediately After You Suspect Wire Fraud

Harris Beach PLLC on 6/24/2019

Wire fraud is on the rise. Health care providers engaging in transactions, whether operational or financial, need to remain aware of crimes involving compromised emails and fraudulent wire transfers....more

Minimizing Risk and Liability from Man in the Middle Attacks (or, How to Keep Your Company’s Wire Transfers from Going Awry)

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 4/29/2019

Imagine this scenario: you’ve had a productive and mutually advantageous ongoing contractual relationship of several years with another party. You have built up quite a bit of trust over the years, and communicate regularly...more

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Cybersecurity › Wire Fraud

Ciminelli One Year Later: The Evolving Reach of the Wire Fraud Statute

Elder Wire Fraud Scams Rising, Produce Huge Losses

A New Twist on Coverage for Losses From ‘Spoofed’ Emails

Wire-Fraud, Data Breach, and Phishing: A Live Action Role Play for In House Counsel

Be Cyber Aware

Investigations Newsletter: Arkansas Men Convicted in $18 Million Global Investment Fraud Conspiracy

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - May 2023

[Webinar] Wire Transfer Fraud: Preventing and Mitigating this Rising Threat - December 6th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

Wire Fraud Scams: What You Need to Know - The Consumer Finance Podcast

Investigations Newsletter: Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, Former Theranos President and COO, Found Guilty on All Twelve Fraud Counts in...

Phishing: Cybersecurity’s Biggest Threat

SCOTUS Vacates Class Certification In Suit Against Goldman Sachs And Clarifies Appropriate Scope Of Price Impact Evidence

Gone Phishing? Wire Fraud Scams Continue Unabated Throughout 2021 So Far

Litigation Outlook Blog Series: Cybersecurity

Third Circuit Confirms Limits on Scope of Protected Activity Under SOX

Government Enforcers Focused on Coronavirus-related Actions

Top 10 Topics for Directors in 2020: Cybersecurity

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2020

Be on High Alert for New Wave of Wire Fraud Scams

Six Steps To Take Immediately After You Suspect Wire Fraud

Minimizing Risk and Liability from Man in the Middle Attacks (or, How to Keep Your Company’s Wire Transfers from Going Awry)

Protecting Against Wire Fraud and Man in the Middle Schemes

Privacy and Data Security Client Alert | February 2019

CFOs Beware: You are Being Targeted by Nigerian Hackers

Fool Me Twice…SEC’s latest Cyber-Fraud ROI Indicates Future Enforcement Against Hacker Victims

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