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AI versus MFA

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/9/2025

Ask any chief information security officer (CISO), cyber underwriter or risk manager, or cybersecurity attorney about what controls are critical for protecting an organization’s information systems, you’ll likely find...more

How to Defend Against Identity Theft This Tax Season

J.S. Held on 12/6/2024

In recent years, identity theft cases have surged, especially during tax season. According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in 2022, the federal agency identified and prevented USD 5.7 billion in tax-related fraud, and...more

NYAG Settles with Personal Touch for $350,000 over Phishing Incident

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/27/2023

According to a press release, Personal Touch, a home health company located on Long Island, has reached a settlement with New York Attorney General Letitia James for $350,000 for a data breach that occurred in January of 2021...more

5 Tips for Reducing Identity Theft Risk

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/3/2023

Identity theft and cybercrime are now a multi-billion dollar industry causing severe harm to the individuals affected and the institutions we trust. In recognition of this unfortunate truth and Identity Theft Awareness Week,...more

Potential Harm Enough For Class Action to Proceed in Data Breach Litigation

Genova Burns LLC on 9/14/2022

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has given new life to a putative class action suit led by a former employee of a company that suffered a ransomware attack, leading to her sensitive information being released onto the Dark...more

Privacy Tip #313 – Data Breaches Aren’t Going Away Anytime Soon

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 1/6/2022

According to The Identity Theft Research Center (ITRC), data breaches in 2021 surpassed the previous record year of 2020 by 17 percent. The incidents ranged from the theft of cryptocurrency (Livecoin went out of business...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

Staying Secure in the New Hybrid Workplace

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC on 9/2/2021

Most observers believe that the legal profession is rapidly moving toward so-called “hybrid workplaces,” a term office managers use to describe a mixed-work environment that spans brick-and-mortar law offices, home offices,...more

Taxpayer Cybersecurity – Step 4: Recognize Identity Theft

Snell & Wilmer on 8/15/2019

The Security Summit, consisting of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), state tax agencies, and private-sector tax industry officials, is encouraging tax professionals during the 2019 summer season to take some time to...more

Cybersecurity: How to Protect Yourself and Your Company

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc. on 7/25/2019

Just recently, Equifax had the largest-ever settlement for a data breach. They are to pay at least $575 million, and potentially as much as $700 million, to settle allegations over its massive 2017 data breach. What we tell...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2019 #4

Robinson & Cole LLP on 4/2/2019

LockerGoga Ransomware Hits Manufacturer and Chemical Companies - In the last two weeks, ransomware dubbed LockerGoga has attacked aluminum manufacturer Norsk Hydro, which announced that as a result of the attack, it had...more

Client Alert – Employers Beware: ‘Tis the Season for Data Theft

Bowditch & Dewey on 12/18/2018

Because cybercriminals don’t take holidays, December is an appropriate time for all employers to take steps to protect tax data and identities (both their own and their employees’) in advance of the 2019 tax-filing season....more

AICPA Survey Shows U.S. Adults Worried About Identity Theft and Financial Fraud and Concerned Businesses Can’t Protect Their Data

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 5/10/2018

A new Harris Poll for the American Institute of CPA’s (AICPA), which called 1006 U.S. adults for the report, shows interesting statistics regarding American adults’ attitudes and fears about identity theft and financial loss...more

Gone Phishing: Employer Faces Liability for Mistakenly Disclosing W-2 Forms to Scammer

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP on 4/26/2018

Phishing. Spoofing. - These words may sound silly, but for employers, they are anything but. Phishing is the attempt to obtain sensitive electronic information—such as usernames, passwords, or financial...more

Of Course I Meant to Send the Email, But Not to the Criminal - Court Rules that Companies Have a Duty to Train Employees on...

Brooks Pierce on 4/12/2018

With the April 17 tax deadline fast approaching, businesses need to remain vigilant for employee reports (or more likely questions) about fraudulent tax returns being filed in their names. Multiple employee reports of...more

Celebrate National Tax Security Awareness Week!

Snell & Wilmer on 11/27/2017

While it may be better known as “Cyber Monday”, today also marks the start of the second annual National Tax Security Awareness Week (November 27 to December 1). The Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and the tax...more

Advertising Litigation Report: Vol. 2, No. 2 - Consumer Privacy and Data Security

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP on 5/1/2017

Judge Trims Proposed Class Action Over Wendy’s Data Breach - Torres v. Wendy’s Int’l, LLC, No. 16-cv-0210 (PGB) (DCI) (M.D. Fla. Mar. 21, 2017). A U.S. district court judge in Florida trimmed a proposed class action...more

Scratching the Surface: The FTC’s Phishing Tips for Victim Companies Are a Good First Step but Companies Should Not Stop There

Carlton Fields on 3/13/2017

In one type of phishing, fraudsters impersonate your business when contacting consumers. Phishing victims think they’re giving information to your company — by phone or Internet —but instead give personal or financial...more

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AI versus MFA

How to Defend Against Identity Theft This Tax Season

NYAG Settles with Personal Touch for $350,000 over Phishing Incident

5 Tips for Reducing Identity Theft Risk

Potential Harm Enough For Class Action to Proceed in Data Breach Litigation

Privacy Tip #313 – Data Breaches Aren’t Going Away Anytime Soon

Phishing: Cybersecurity’s Biggest Threat

Staying Secure in the New Hybrid Workplace

Taxpayer Cybersecurity – Step 4: Recognize Identity Theft

Cybersecurity: How to Protect Yourself and Your Company

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2019 #4

Client Alert – Employers Beware: ‘Tis the Season for Data Theft

AICPA Survey Shows U.S. Adults Worried About Identity Theft and Financial Fraud and Concerned Businesses Can’t Protect Their Data

Gone Phishing: Employer Faces Liability for Mistakenly Disclosing W-2 Forms to Scammer

Of Course I Meant to Send the Email, But Not to the Criminal - Court Rules that Companies Have a Duty to Train Employees on...

Celebrate National Tax Security Awareness Week!

Advertising Litigation Report: Vol. 2, No. 2 - Consumer Privacy and Data Security

Scratching the Surface: The FTC’s Phishing Tips for Victim Companies Are a Good First Step but Companies Should Not Stop There

Keeping Your Company’s Data Safe This Tax Season

Safeguarding Your Company from Cyber Tax Crimes - Take Action Now!

Dangerous W-2 Phishing Scam Evolving; Targeting Schools, Restaurants, Hospitals, Tribal Groups and Others

Phishing Season Opens for 2016 Tax Filings – Beware of “W-2 Phishing Scams”

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