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Do You Know Who Your Employee Is? Mitigating DPRK IT Worker Risk

StoneTurn on 2/19/2025

North Korean IT operatives are infiltrating U.S. and Western companies using stolen or fabricated identities, VPNs, and U.S.-based co-conspirators to gain unauthorized access to corporate systems. These insider threats pose...more

Tips to Avoid the Common Fraudster: Lessons from Corporate Investigations

StoneTurn on 7/11/2023

With scams evolving and growing in volume and maturity, it is more important than ever before to be vigilant about what information is available to nefarious actors. This article provides common scam scenarios, tips for...more

Cleared Defense Contractors at Risk from Russian Cyber Activity; Advisory Shows Government Expectations

Wiley Rein LLP on 2/17/2022

What: Cleared Defense Contractors (CDCs) are being actively targeted by Russian state-sponsored cyber activity, according to a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security...more

Security Threats Soar From Nation-State Bad Actors as the New Year Gets Underway

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 1/13/2021

Report on Patient Privacy 18, no. 1 (January 2021) - Security threats to health care entities will continue to escalate in 2021, as bad actors with significant capabilities target pandemic-weary organizations still...more

New tool released that may allow bad actors with almost any skill set to bypass many implementations of Two-Factor Authentication...

Stoel Rives - Global Privacy & Security Blog® on 3/7/2019

Until recently, hackers have had limited success stealing Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) PIN and token information. Unfortunately, a tool has been released that will now make it much easier for practically any bad actor to...more

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