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Vinson & Elkins LLP

Who’s to Blame: Texas Federal Court Finds Contractual Counterparty Not Liable for Third-Party Wire Transfer Fraud

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The facts are an oft-told business email compromise horror story: a hacker interjects themselves into an email discussion of a business deal, changes the wire instructions to their own account, and disappears with the...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Court Holds Social Engineering Fraud Does Not Trigger Computer Fraud Coverage

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The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, applying Minnesota law, has held that an insured’s loss resulting from the insured’s payment of fraudulent invoices received from a bad actor who hacked into the...more

Troutman Pepper

Complaint Dismissed Where Hacker-Induced Wire Transactions Authorized by Bank’s Customer

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A federal district court in New Jersey recently dismissed a complaint against a bank filed by a commercial customer duped by a business email compromise incident. The case involved four wire transfers totaling $1.4 million...more

Locke Lord LLP

WTF?! – Recurring Issues in Wire Transfer Fraud Coverage Disputes

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Business email compromise threats trick unsuspecting targets into sending money to the perpetrators, often through use of fraudulent wire or ACH transfer instructions. Entities should take steps to protect themselves from...more

Holland & Hart LLP

3 Tips to Protect Real Estate Agents & Firms from Cybercrime

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Did you know Americans lost nearly $150 million dollars to real estate internet scams last year? That makes real estate cyber crime a greater risk to Americans than identity theft ($100 million in losses) or credit card fraud...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)

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

CFOs Beware: You are Being Targeted by Nigerian Hackers

A report released by cybersecurity firm Agari has come to a conclusion that we have experienced all year—that a hacking group in Nigeria, dubbed “London Blue,” is targeting CFOs and Controllers in small businesses to...more

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The Rise of Wire Fraud: Cybercrimes Targeting Money Wired in Real Estate Transactions Increasing

No one can argue that technology has worked wonders in the area of real estate transactions, making these transactions faster, smoother and more accessible. However, thanks to technology these transactions are now exposed to...more

Gray Reed

Who Loses When Hacked Emailed Send Wire Transfers to the Wrong Account?

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Excited about closing on his new house, Furst Thyme Byer received emailed wire transfer instructions for his full $250,000 payment from his broker Chad at Chase N Rainbows Realtors. ...more

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC

When it Looks Like a Strad but Isn’t: Protecting Yourself from Wire Fraud in Your Real Estate Transaction

Fine violins do not have serial numbers, but they do typically have a label inside identifying the maker and frequently the year and location where the violin was made. Many violin makers, or luthiers[i] as they are known,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

DocuSign Breach Leads to Email Malware Campaign Requesting Wire Transfers

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

Porter Hedges LLP

Business Litigation Alert - "Fraud Alert: Even Lawyers Get Scammed"

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Law Firms Lose Millions in Wire Transfer Scheme - Unfortunately, it has become all too easy for companies and individuals to become the victims of fraud, and law firms are not immune from this risk. ...more

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