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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has begun the process of informing over 70,000 taxpayers that their confidential tax information was leaked in a widespread breach by a former IRS contractor. Those impacted should take...more
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"EvilProxy" Provides Low-Skill Threat Actors Access to Advanced Phishing Techniques - A new Phishing-as-a-Service (PaaS) platform dubbed "EvilProxy" has been discovered by Resecurity researchers. PaaS platforms allow...more
War in the Time of Crypto - "In the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which side is crypto helping? Both." Why this is important: The world continues to watch Russia's invasion of Ukraine as it dominates news outlets. An...more
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Do you want a simple way to keep current on important privacy changes? Avoid sleepless nights wondering whether you missed a privacy speed bump or pothole between annual updates? Worry no longer. Troutman Pepper is pleased to...more
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