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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Cyber Threats in Public Finance: Protecting Transactions from Wire Fraud

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A recent cyberattack on a Michigan township has exposed weaknesses in the bond-closing process. In this incident, hackers stole over $25 million in bond proceeds by using spoofed email addresses to provide fraudulent wire...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Cyberattacks and Construction – A Hard Hit Industry

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When you hear the word cyberattack you think of attacks on banks, large box stores, or medical facilities. You should add the construction industry to that list because it is the third most common target for cyberattacks....more

Warner Norcross + Judd

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

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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

Goodwin

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

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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

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers

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

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

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

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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

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

DocuSign Breach Leads to Email Malware Campaign Requesting Wire Transfers

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Electronic signature technology company DocuSign has admitted that it suffered a breach of one of its computer systems resulting in stolen data including customer and user email addresses. The breach has allowed the hackers...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

[Webinar] Protecting Against Wire Transfer Fraud: Limiting Your Company's Exposure - Feb. 25th, 1:00pm CST

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Beyond the headlines, the latest cyberattacks target corporate bank accounts, rather than consumer credit cards. The FBI has been warning that wire transfer fraud is booming. The billion-dollar problem targets businesses --...more

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