Topic
Phishing
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Duff on Hospitality Law
This Week in Travel: Booking.com Phishing Scam, California’s AI Pricing Crackdown & More
Happy Saturday from Seattle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, March 14, 2025, is below. What started as a relatively quiet week in the…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Privacy Tip #429 – Threat Actors Continue to Use QR Codes For Fraudulent Purposes
We have repeatedly warned our readers about malicious QR codes and their use by threat actors. Threat actors are now using these codes to disguise packages as gifts. Upon opening…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Privacy Tip #421 – Threat Actors Using DocuSign API to Send Fake Invoices
DocuSign is a great and efficient way to obtain authentic signatures for contracts and invoices. As with other efficient tools, threat actors will and have found a way to use…
Southern California Appellate News
Phishing Warning!
This morning, many district courts, including the Southern District of California, are receiving reports of spoofed, phishing CM/ECF notices appearing to be system generated and asking the recipient to respond.…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
PRIVACY TIP #418 – New Phishing Scheme Uses Scarce Weight Loss Drugs as Hook
Scammers are always looking for new ways to dupe victims. If you battle your weight, you think about it a lot and are always looking for easier ways to lose…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Are you surprised that Cloud Credentials are being stolen by Phishing and BEC?
By Peter Vogel
MSSPAlert.com reported that “Stolen credentials continue to be 'coin of the realm' for threat groups targeting cloud environments, and the range of tactics they use to get them – from…
Rush on Business
Phishing Attacks Are Surging—Prepare Your Business Now
By Rush Nigut
Phishing tactics are growing, and "impersonation" is their sharpest tool. In recent months, it seems more businesses are reporting phishing attempts targeting their operations, with bad actors posing as trusted…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Privacy Tip #416 – Impersonation is the Most Prolific Phishing Tactic in 2024
A new report published by the software company Egress this month, Phishing Threat Trends Report, is a must-read. It outlines the proliferation of phishing toolkits on the dark web (that…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Privacy Tip #411 – Phishing Attacks Increased 40% in 2023
Everyone thinks they can spot a phishing email. If true, we would not see so many security incidents, data breaches, and ransomware attacks. The statistics are overwhelming that phishing emails…
Environmental Law +
EPA Notice of Violation Letters Phishing Scam
By Jon Schaefer
On July 30, 2024, the U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General issued a fraud alert to bring attention to an increasing number of companies reporting that they have received fraudulent…