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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

Porter Hedges LLP

Cyber Alert: Business Email Compromise Schemes Increasing

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We’ve all heard the sad story: A transaction is about to close. The buyer is preparing to wire funds to the seller. Unbeknownst to the buyer, a hacker has hijacked the parties’ email communications to replace the wiring...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Insurance Update - March 2021

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In our March Insurance Update, we discuss four state supreme court cases and four cybercrime cases. The state high courts address: •From whose perspective should a consent-to-settle provision be judged? •What standard...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #263 – Fake Emails and Texts Spoofing UPS and FedEx

Cyber criminals are taking advantage of the increase in online holiday shopping due to the pandemic. They know people are buying gifts online and sending the packages to the recipients. Often, the recipients do not know they...more

McAfee & Taft

Beware of phishing schemes relating to aviation escrow matters

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The McAfee & Taft Aviation Group has recently seen an increase in the number of phishing schemes relating to aviation escrow matters. Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information or data, such as...more

McManis Faulkner

Looks Phishy? It Probably Is: Tech Safety During The COVID-19 Outbreak

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These are truly unprecedented times. With the coronavirus outbreak, most of the nation is sheltering in place, and only essential businesses remain open. Even just a few months ago, if you had mentioned “global pandemic,”...more

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Conflicts in Circuits’ Approach to Email Scams Hold Lessons

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With unprecedented activity online, cybercrime is growing in frequency, sophistication and aggregate effect. Despite the increased visibility of cybercrime, cybersecurity continues to lag behind this curve. Cybercriminals...more

White and Williams LLP

No Coverage for Seafood Importer Netted in Phishing Scam

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On April 16, 2018, Beazley Group issued a report highlighting increased attacks on Microsoft’s cloud-based business products and services. The report stated that successful attacks typically are achieved by tricking employees...more

Fisher Phillips

Employers Take Note: Tax Season Phishing Scams on the Rise

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It is tax season once again, and with it comes an increased threat of phishing scams targeting human resources and payroll personnel. In 2016, the IRS alerted employers to a then-emerging email phishing scheme in which...more

Snell & Wilmer

Business Email Compromise: What It Is and What You Can Do

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Business email compromise (“BEC”) is a type of cyberattack that is increasing at an alarming pace. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation estimated in a May 2017 alert that global losses due to BEC scams totaled more than...more

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AOL, Dropbox and the Big “uh-oh”

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A New York couple brought suit against their former law firm because it used an America Online account to transact firm business. If you are my age you probably remember that AOL and “You’ve got mail!” were the future—back...more

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Don’t Get Phished! Hackers Pose as CEOs to Steal Tax Information from HR and Payroll Professionals at Healthcare Organizations

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Every tax season is plagued with scams to defraud individuals and companies for money from tax returns. However, this year has started off with a bang and this means that the healthcare industry has another reason to worry....more

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