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Phishing
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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
IRS Issues Warning of “Dangerous W2 Phishing Scam”
We always see a surge in W2 email phishing schemes this time of year, as it is tax time, and many individuals are filing their tax returns in order to…
Lancaster Law Blog
Keeping Up with New Cyber Security Threats
Last Thursday Matt Landis and I joined forces with Omega Systems to provide an update on managing cyber security to the Central PA Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators.…
The Data Advisor
W-2 Phishing Scammers Are Targeting Tech Companies
By Tonia Klausner, Lydia Parnes, Christopher Olsen, Wendell Bartnick
The W-2 phishing scams are back. Fraudsters have learned that W-2 phishing scams can be highly effective when targeting businesses while they are handling and sending employee income-tax-related documents early…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Top 10 for 2017 – Happy Data Privacy Day
By Joseph J. Lazzarotti, Jason C. Gavejian
In honor of Data Privacy Day, we provide the following “Top 10 for 2017.” While the list is by no means exhaustive, it does provide some hot topics for organizations…
Law Practice Tips
GMail Phishing Attack is Sophisticated and Scary. Protect Yourself
By Jim Calloway
This week we learned of a new Gmail phishing attack that is sophisticated, ingenious and is going to compromise a lot of Gmail accounts. Read the Forbes story This Gmail…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Phishing Scam Targets HR Professionals By Seeking W-2s
With the new year upon us, cyberthieves are once again attempting to prey on unwitting HR professionals, as my colleague William Roberts explained in an article last week for SHRM…
Data Counsel
Tax Season Is in Full Swing: Beware of the W-2 Spear Phishing Scam
Last year we saw an unprecedented number of companies of all sizes fall victim to a W-2 spear phishing scam. The scam usually began with a “spoofing” email that appeared…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Studies Show Ransomware up 6,000% and Reaps Billions and Phishing Emails are Used in 91% of all Cyber-Attacks
A recent IBM study shows that ransomware increased 6,000 percent in 2016 over 2015. According to the report, ransomware was present in almost 40 percent of all spam email messages.…
IP Intelligence
Something’s phishy here … Addressing internet scams through intellectual property strategy
By M. Scott Koller, Shannon McCue
This time of year, people often seek extra work opportunities to make some spare cash. Job applicants flock to websites to find employment. This also attracts scam artists who impersonate…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Phishing as a Service
A recent report from Imperva, Inc. has identified a Phishing as a Service (PhaaS) being offered on a Russian website. The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team defines phishing as…