by Lyle Adriano In Brick Warehouse LP v. Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench has found that a social engineering attack did not fall within…
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Medical practices targeted by CEO Fraud
The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) has seen an increase in the volume of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Fraud reports whereby medical practices are the targeted victim in recent months. …
Criminals switch tactics and now target foreign bank customers
The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau’s (NFIB) Proactive Intelligence Team has spoken to a convicted fraudster who said that organised crime groups (OCG’s) are now targeting foreign banking customers in preference…
Could you be sending your firm's cash to fraudsters?
CEO fraud causing major losses. By Jessica Bown, Technology of Business reporter What would you do if you received an email from your boss like this? “Hi, are you busy?…
Hacker takes down CEO wire transfer scammers, sends their Win 10 creds to the cops
‘Whaling’ attackers fall for poison PDF ‘invoices’. By Darren Pauli HITB Florian Lukavsky hacks criminals profiting from out-of-control multi-billion dollar CEO wire transfer scams… and they hate him for it.…
FBI Sends Out Warning Over Email Scam Costing Billions
As the email looks like a genuine message, it is generally acted upon immediately. By Steve Evans The FBI is warning businesses to be on guard for an email scam…