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In an increasingly digital world, the rise in cybercrime involving email scams has become a significant threat to individuals and organizations alike. These sophisticated attacks exploit human psychology and technological...more
A genuine looking email is sent to a company’s accounts payable department with instructions from its president to pay money to a certain account. The “To” and “From” headers and the signature block look identical to hundreds...more
Wire fraud threats have been on the rise in recent years, with Hong Kong becoming a particularly attractive destination for fraudsters due to its status as a global financial hub. Criminals are using increasingly...more
Email scams and viruses are nothing new—threats like phishing emails and malware have been around since the days when services like AOL still dominated the internet and email landscape. However, while technology has made a...more
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....more
The Sixth Circuit recently entered a ruling in American Tooling Center, Inc. v. Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. of America, 2018 WL 3404708 (6th Cir. July 13, 2018), soundly rejecting a cyber carrier’s extremely narrow...more
The “business compromise email” is what the FBI calls the “$5 billion scam,” but apparently an insurance company did not agree with an insured company that they had been the victim of a crime....more