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Hudson Cook, LLP

Massachusetts Data Breach Settlement: A Wake-Up Call for Rental Housing Operators

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On August 19, 2025, the Massachusetts Attorney General announced a $795,000 settlement with Peabody Properties, Inc., a Braintree, Massachusetts-based property management company, over serious failures in its handling of...more

McCarter & English, LLP

A Hole in the Net: Massachusetts’s Six-Figure Penalty for Failure to Spot Phish

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Massachusetts recently joined a growing number of states pursuing data privacy enforcement actions, announcing a $795,000 settlement with Peabody Properties, Inc., a Massachusetts-based firm. The property company oversees...more

Baker Donelson

Ten Key Insights from IBM's Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025

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IBM and the Ponemon Institute have released the 2025 Cost of a Data Breach Report. The report, which has become an annual late-summer tradition, highlights the evolving risks and costs associated with data breaches. This...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Making Your Business Cyber Secure

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One key lesson from the ongoing ransomware epidemic is clear: threat actors don’t discriminate. It doesn’t matter who you are or what your business does — if they see an opening, they’ll exploit it, ready or not. Despite...more

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NYDFS Imposes $2M Penalty for Violations of its Cybersecurity Regulation

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The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced on August 14, 2025, resolution of civil enforcement action requiring Healthplex, Inc., a licensed insurance agent and independent adjuster, to pay a $2...more

Ankura

The Silent Epidemic: Infostealers and the Evolution of Cybercrime in 2025

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"Infostealers" have transformed from niche threats into the backbone of modern cybercrime, fueling a $4.88 million average breach cost in 2024. In this article we synthesize the latest threat intelligence to expose critical...more

IR Global

Protecting yourself from job scams

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Keeping you and your money safe is our top priority, and we have stringent safeguarding measures in place to help protect all our customers. But there are also steps you need to take to protect yourself from fraud....more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Cybersecurity challenges in the health care industry: Legal, regulatory, and risk considerations

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Health care remains one of the most targeted and vulnerable sectors when it comes to cyberattacks. In fact, a recent breach at a major health care analytics firm exposed the data of 5.4 million U.S. patients, making it one of...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

June Sees Significant Jump in BECs

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According to Cybersecurity Dive, “Americans lost $16.6 billion to cyber fraud and internet crimes last year (2024), up 33% from the previous year. Phishing, spoofing and extortion topped the list of complaints, but investment...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #449 – Scammers Hijacking Websites to Insert Fake Support Number

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Malwarebytes recently reported that it has found scammers hijacking websites of name brands, including banks, software companies, and social media platforms to trick victims into calling a fraudulent telephone number instead...more

K2 Integrity

Social Media Day: Educating Employees On The Risks Of Social Media

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Social media is used by both organizations and employees—as a marketing tool for business, for entertainment, or for interacting with friends and family....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

New Hires More Likely to Fall for Phishing + Social Engineering Attacks

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When assessing cybersecurity risk in your organization, it is important to understand your users and their behavior. A new study by Keepnet sheds light on new hire behavior concerning phishing susceptibility. According to its...more

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NYDFS Urges Covered Entities to Review Security Practices Amidst World Turmoil

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Citing “escalating global conflict,” the New York Department of Financial Services issued an alert on Monday, June 22, 2025, to its regulated covered entities, urging them to be vigilant against potential security threats,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #444 – Best Phishing Campaigns are from HR or IT

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Everyone thinks they can spot a phish. Whether it is an email, SMS text, or QRish phishing, people have an overinflated view of their capabilities to detect them....more

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Privacy Tip #443 – Fake AI Tools Used to Install Noodlophile

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Threat actors are leveraging the publicity around AI tools to trick users into downloading the malware known as Noodlophile through social media sites. Researchers from Morphisec have observed threat actors, believed to...more

K2 Integrity

World Password Day: Increasing Security in Two Steps

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May 1 is World Password Day, a day for organizations to remind their employees of the importance of using strong passwords and practicing good password hygiene to protect personal and work accounts. It’s a time for...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

The FTC Shines Its Spotlight on the Top Text Scams of 2024

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As technology advances, so do the tactics of scammers. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released a data spotlight on the top text scams of 2024, revealing a significant increase in financial losses despite a...more

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Phishing Attacks – Anyone Can Get Pwned

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HaveIBeenPwned is a website that allows users to check whether their data has been involved in data breaches. The website’s creator, Troy Hunt, was the subject of a phishing attack earlier this week....more

Alston & Bird

Ransom Payments at a Historic Low According to Report

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On February 4, 2025, Coveware, Inc. released its quarterly ransomware report for the fourth quarter of 2024, and identified that the percentage of victims paying ransoms fell to a historic low of 25%.  While the average...more

Hogan Lovells

Confronting social engineering in the age of artificial intelligence

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AI-enabled technology enhances threat actors’ ability to engage in advanced and difficult-to-detect forms of social engineering to deceive employees and circumvent companies’ security controls. Companies may consider new...more

Ankura

Cybercriminals Are Moving into the Cloud and Making Your Active Directory Their New Home

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Financially motivated cybercriminals are increasingly targeting Cloud environments in their ransomware and/or extortion attacks. The attack activity of two (2) threat groups in particular – Octo Tempest (AKA Scattered Spider)...more

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The Rise of AI-Powered Cyber Attacks: How Indian Businesses Can Prepare

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As the digital landscape evolves, so do the threats that accompany it. The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has fundamentally transformed the nature of cybercrime, enabling attackers to execute more sophisticated and...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

AI versus MFA

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Ask any chief information security officer (CISO), cyber underwriter or risk manager, or cybersecurity attorney about what controls are critical for protecting an organization’s information systems, you’ll likely find...more

K2 Integrity

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Creating and Managing Long, Unique Passwords

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month was established more than 20 years ago to provide resources to enable organizations and their employees to stay safer and more secure online...more

K2 Integrity

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Doubling Your Account Security With Multi-Factor Authentication - Update

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month was established more than 20 years ago to provide resources to enable organizations and their employees to stay safer and more secure online...more

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