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The FTC Shines Its Spotlight on the Top Text Scams of 2024

Troutman Pepper Locke on 4/17/2025

As technology advances, so do the tactics of scammers. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released a data spotlight on the top text scams of 2024, revealing a significant increase in financial losses despite a...more

Business Email Compromise Scams: What They Are, and How to Avoid Them

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/25/2024

In an increasingly digital world, the rise in cybercrime involving email scams has become a significant threat to individuals and organizations alike. These sophisticated attacks exploit human psychology and technological...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2024 #3

Robinson & Cole LLP on 2/21/2024

CYBERSECURITY - HC3 Warns Healthcare Organizations about Akira Ransomware Group - The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) recently warned the health care sector about the Akira ransomware group that...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - December 2022 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on 12/23/2022

CYBERSECURITY - Nineteen States Have Banned TikTok on Government-Issued Devices - Governors of numerous states have issued Executive Orders in the past several weeks banning TikTok from government-issued devices and...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - August 2022 #3

Robinson & Cole LLP on 8/24/2022

CYBERSECURITY - CISA + MS-ISAC Alert: Threat Actors Exploiting Zimbra Collaboration Suite - On August 16, 2022, CISA (the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) and the Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - June 2022 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on 6/10/2022

CYBERSECURITY - Joint Advisory Warns of Chinese-Sponsored Attacks on Telecommunications Companies - A joint advisory issued June 7, 2022, by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, FBI and the National...more

Privacy Tip #333 – FTC Provides Resources to LGBTQ+ Community with “Celebrate Pride, Fight Fraud”

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 6/2/2022

The Federal Trade Commission kicked off Pride Month yesterday, acknowledging that “some of the most egregious scams and abuses target the LGBTQ+ community.” The scams that those in the LGBTQ+ community experience include...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2022 #3

Robinson & Cole LLP on 3/18/2022

CYBERSECURITY - Cyber-Attackers Politically Aligned - The most recent Accenture Global Incident Report (the Report) shows that cyber-attackers have political views and are divided between support for Russia or Ukraine....more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - December 2021

Robinson & Cole LLP on 12/13/2021

CYBERSECURITY - Joint CISA/FBI Alert on Vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus - On December 6, 2021, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - July 2020 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on 7/17/2020

CYBERSECURITY - SEC Issues Warning for Advisors and Broker-Dealers on Increased Ransomware Attacks - On July 10, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), through its Office of Compliance Inspections and...more

Targeted Cyber Frauds in Today’s Global Crisis

K2 Integrity on 5/28/2020

You receive an email saying that due to COVID-19, a number of regularly scheduled meetings are moving to new dates and times. While hovering over the conveniently provided email link to your calendar, you notice the email...more

Android Users: Beware of the Latest Banking Scam Capitalizing on COVID-19

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 4/14/2020

The Ginp Banking Trojan is not a new way of scamming users into giving up credit card details, however, the latest version apparently capitalizes on COVID-19 anxiety. Recently, security researchers at Kaspersky revealed that...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - April 2020 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on 4/14/2020

FBI Issues Warning of Increased BEC During COVID-19 Pandemic - On April 6, 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a warning to companies to be aware of an increase in business email compromises (BEC)...more

Predictions for Intrusions and Scams in 2020

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 12/12/2019

The predictions set forth in Experian’s Seventh Annual Data Breach Industry Forecast make sense and are worth a read. We are starting to see these types of intrusions and scams, and our experience is that once these types of...more

Business Email Compromise: Protect Your Company From This Common Scam

Bennett Jones LLP on 10/8/2019

Between 2016 and 2019, Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams cost American organizations US$3.1 billion in losses and Canadian organizations US$33.6 million. This type of pervasive scam targets large and small businesses...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - April 2019 #4

Robinson & Cole LLP on 4/29/2019

According to Hiscox’s Third Cyber Readiness Report, which surveyed 5,400 firms in the U.S. and the E.U., cyber threats have “become the unavoidable cost of doing business today.” The Report notes that for the first time, “a...more

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