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Holland & Knight LLP

Sophisticated Crypto Theft Targeting High-Net-Worth Individuals

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A recent court case has unveiled a new level of sophistication in attacks targeting high-net-worth cryptocurrency holders. In a meticulously orchestrated scheme, hackers managed to steal more than $40 million in bitcoin from...more

Goldberg Segalla

Tax Season = Phishing Season

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Most professionals are aware of the April 15 tax deadline. We know that fraudsters certainly are! As Tax Day approaches in the U.S., we encourage all to be mindful of several phishing campaigns that Microsoft has observed...more

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Phishing Attacks – Anyone Can Get Pwned

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HaveIBeenPwned is a website that allows users to check whether their data has been involved in data breaches. The website’s creator, Troy Hunt, was the subject of a phishing attack earlier this week....more

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Social Engineering + Stolen Credential Threats Continue to Dominate Cyber-Attacks

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CrowdStrike recently published its 2025 Global Threat Report, which among other conclusions, emphasized that social engineering tactics aimed to steal credentials grew an astounding 442% in the second half of 2024....more

Hogan Lovells

Confronting social engineering in the age of artificial intelligence

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AI-enabled technology enhances threat actors’ ability to engage in advanced and difficult-to-detect forms of social engineering to deceive employees and circumvent companies’ security controls. Companies may consider new...more

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[Webcast Transcript] Anatomy of a Business Email Compromise

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Editor’s Note: This webcast brings together some of HaystackID’s top experts to dissect the intricacies of Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks—a rapidly growing threat impacting organizations globally. During the...more

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NYDFS Issues AI Industry Letter

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On October 16, 2024, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued an industry letter entitled “Cybersecurity Risks Arising from Artificial Intelligence and Strategies to Combat Related Risks” in response to...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

New York Department of Financial Services Issues New Guidance on Cybersecurity Risks Arising from Artificial Intelligence

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On October 16, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NY DFS) issued an industry letter to entities regulated by NY DFS (covered entities) providing guidance addressing the cybersecurity risks associated with...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Cybersecurity in the Age of Industry 4.0 - Part 1

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As the manufacturing sector continues to embrace the hyper-connected era of Smart Manufacturing, known as Industry 4.0, more and more organizations are integrating advanced automation, artificial intelligence (AI), the...more

J.S. Held

Benefits of a vCISO in the Age of AI-Driven Cyberattacks

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Cyberattacks powered by artificial intelligence have become more sophisticated as bad actors utilize machine learning to analyze vulnerabilities, automate exploits, and outpace traditional security measures. Through the use...more

Carlton Fields

HHS Warns Health Care Sector of AI-Driven Phishing, Social Engineering Attacks on IT Help Desks

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The Department of Health and Human Services recently issued a health sector alert through the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3)....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

AI Phishing Attacks Illustrate the Importance of Employee Awareness

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Retool, a software development firm offering modular code for customizable enterprise software, recently notified 27 customers that a threat actor had accessed their accounts. The attacker was able to navigate through...more

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Recommendations for Managing Cybersecurity Threats in the Manufacturing Sector

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In the hyper-connected era of smart manufacturing, accelerated by “Industry 4.0,” the manufacturing sector is undergoing a digital revolution. By leveraging technologies such as advanced automation, artificial intelligence,...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2023

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CYBERSECURITY - World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook for 2023 Is Bleak - Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but remember that I am only the messenger. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global...more

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Privacy Tip #340 – Smishing Scams Reminder

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The Twilio and Cloudfare smishing attacks [view related post] provide a timely reminder of how sophisticated smishing attacks are and how they can affect businesses and their customers. But threat actors don’t just attack...more

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Twilio Hit with Social Engineering Smishing Scheme

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We’ve explained smishing schemes before. Smishing is like phishing, but uses SMS texting to deliver malicious code to users’ phones, or tricks the user into visiting a malicious website to steal their credentials or money....more

Robins Kaplan LLP

The Robins Kaplan Privacy Pulse: Robinhood Data Breached Via Social Engineering

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Buzzy brokerage app Robinhood Markets is the latest victim of a cyberhack, disclosing earlier this week that the personal information of some 7 million users was exposed. According to Bloomberg, the “intruder made off with...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Phishing, Vishing, and Smishing—Your Employees Need to Know the Newest Schemes

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New dictionary words have been formed to describe online scams. Phishing, one that everyone knows by now, is when a scammer uses a pretext in an email to get someone to click on a link or attachment in the email to deploy...more

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Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report Released

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If you have been following Verizon’s annual data breach investigation reports like I have over the years, you get excited when the new one comes out. If you have never read the report, now’s your chance, as the 2021 report...more

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Fifth Circuit Affirms No Computer Transfer Fraud Coverage for Phishing Scam

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The Fifth Circuit has affirmed a district court ruling that a crime policy’s Computer Transfer Fraud coverage did not apply to losses incurred in connection with an email phishing scam. See Mississippi Silicon Holdings LLC v....more

Burr & Forman

Insurance Coverage for Cybercrimes in the Wake of COVID-19

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Attorneys are well aware of the ways in which corporate clients are increasingly conducting their business and affairs electronically. A business may routinely place orders with trusted vendors via e-mail, rely on the...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Client Alert: High Profile Phishing Incident Demonstrates Continued Need for Social Engineering Insurance

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Media outlets recently reported that Barbara Corcoran, one of the judges on the popular ABC show "Shark Tank," was the victim of a "spear phishing" scam....more

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High Profile "Shark" Gets Phished, Demonstrates Continued Need for "Social Engineering" Insurance

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Media outlets recently reported that Barbara Corcoran, one of the judges on the popular ABC show “Shark Tank,” was the victim of a “spear phishing” scam. See, e.g.,...more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - August 2018

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In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine Brazil's new data protection regulation, the French data protection authority's warning to two companies of potential GDPR violations and the U.S....more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - December 2017

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In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we discuss the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party's critique of the Privacy Shield and the Sixth Circuit's decision to consider the issue of computer fraud...more

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