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Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #446 – Department of Motor Vehicles Warns Drivers About Smishing Text Surge

Smishing schemes involving Departments of Motor Vehicles nationwide have increased. Scammers are sending SMS text messages falsely claiming to be from the DMV that “are designed to deceive recipients into clicking malicious...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #440 – Text Scam Proceeds Surpass $470M in 2024

I have been getting a lot of texts that are clearly scams, and those around me have confirmed an increase in spammy texts. According to an FTC Consumer Protection Data Spotlight, individuals lost over $470 million...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

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

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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

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #428 – Getting Text Messages From E-ZPass or Toll Road Operators? They’re Scams Coming from China

This week, I received a fake text message (a smish) saying my E-ZPass account was overdue and that I urgently needed to pay it. That’s a new one and, apparently, quite effective. Luckily, I knew it was a scam, but others were...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

New Trademark Scam

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Over the years many clients have forwarded to us scam trademark mailings. These mailings come from various official-sounding sources, all of which seek money to allegedly take action regarding the client’s trademarks....more

Erise IP

What’s Trending in Trademarks, January 2024: Travis Kelce’s IP Era, Liquid Death vs. Arnold Palmer, USPTO Scams

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Every month, Erise’s trademark attorneys review the latest developments at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, in the courts, and across the corporate world to bring you the stories that you should know about: Travis...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - No, No, No! How to Avoid Scams and Stay Merry this Holiday Season

Especially during the holi-daze, it can be easy to let our safeguards down and fall prey to scammers looking to make a quick buck. Trademark applicants and registrants interacting with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Phishing And Smishing IRS Warnings

On 3/21/23, day two of the annual Dirty Dozen tax scams campaign, the IRS issued a Phishing and Smishing warning to taxpayers to remain vigilant against email and text scams aimed at tricking taxpayers about refunds or tax...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

DON’T BE FOOLED! THE TOP 12 IRS SCAMS TO AVOID IN 2023

Every year, the IRS issues a list of the top 12 scams and schemes for taxpayers to take caution to avoid. While the first of April marked the annual “April Fools” period, I don’t want you to be fooled by IRS scams. So, while...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

IRS Wraps Up Its 2023 Dirty Dozen List

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Every year, the IRS compiles a list of common scams that taxpayers may encounter – its so-called “Dirty Dozen.” Today, the Service wrapped up the annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2023 with a reminder for taxpayers,...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 24, 2022

North Carolina Power Outage Points to Homeland Security Long-Documented Threats to US Power Grid - “Moore County blackouts serve as reminder that nation’s electricity infrastructure could be vulnerable targets for domestic...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

All Consuming - Financial Litigation Insights, Volume 3, Issue 12

Student Loans - Supreme Court Likely to Rule that Biden Student Loan Plan is Illegal, Experts Say. Here’s What that Means for Borrowers - “Long before the president acted, Republicans had criticized student loan...more

Wiley Rein LLP

FCC Seeks Comment on Proposed Rules for Blocking Illegal Robotexts

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On September 27, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on a proposal that would require mobile wireless providers to block illegal text...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #340 – Smishing Scams Reminder

The Twilio and Cloudfare smishing attacks [view related post] provide a timely reminder of how sophisticated smishing attacks are and how they can affect businesses and their customers. But threat actors don’t just attack...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Twilio Hit with Social Engineering Smishing Scheme

We’ve explained smishing schemes before. Smishing is like phishing, but uses SMS texting to deliver malicious code to users’ phones, or tricks the user into visiting a malicious website to steal their credentials or money....more

Fisher Phillips

5-Step Plan for Employers to Defeat Text Message ‘Smishing’ Scams

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Have you received a text from a random number in the last few days? Perhaps the text looks quite obviously suspicious, but it could pass as legitimate – especially if you are distracted or multitasking while scrolling through...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Privacy Peril: Verizon Customers Targeted with Text Scam

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As reported last week by multiple sources, according to Verizon “bad actors” are targeting Verizon customers with spam texts that appear to come from the user’s own telephone number. Typically, the text provides the recipient...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Privacy Perils: Smish Smash, Don't Take a Financial Bath

Having been phish bait numerous times, we are wisely wary of emails inviting us to click on embedded links that either install malware or direct us to fraudulent websites. However, the immediacy and informality associated...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Phishing Moves to SMiShing

Phishing, the fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information (such as passwords and credit card numbers) is something that we have...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Top Ten Education Developments, Breaches, and Settlements of 2016

This year has been a busy year for education law in the area of data privacy. Educational institutions continue to be a rich target for hackers. Additionally, there were some important developments in the interpretation of...more

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