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Former FBI Executive and Cybersecurity Leader Herbert Stapleton Joins Dinsmore’s National Corporate Practice

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After 9/11, Herb Stapleton felt a deep pull toward public service. He left behind a successful legal career to join the FBI, where he eventually led the Indianapolis Field Office as Special Agent in Charge. His work focused...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Going it Alone: How to Manage Cybercrime Response With Less Government Help

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Several years ago when cybercrime and attacks on corporate information and funds were less common, corporate counsel may have been justified in expecting the government to take a leading role in efforts to identify, locate,...more

White and Williams LLP

Vermont Supreme Court Holds “False Pretense” Exclusion Ambiguous in Phishing Scam

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Last week, the Vermont Supreme Court in Rainforest Chocolate, LLC v. Sentinel Insurance Company, 2018 VT LEXIS 240 (Vt. Dec. 28, 2018), held that the “False Pretense” exclusion in a business-owner policy did not exclude loss...more

Carlton Fields

District Courts Buck Trend on Fidelity Coverage for Social Engineering and Business Email Compromise Schemes

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The FBI continues to warn that losses are on the rise from business email compromise (BEC) or “social engineering” schemes, which the Bureau describes as: Carried out by transnational criminal organizations that employ...more

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Court Holds Crime Policy Covers Business Compromise Email Loss

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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

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