SOCIAL ENGINEERING/WIRE TRANSFER FRAUD – A NEW TWIST ON AN OLD SCAM.

by Rickard Jorgensen FCII, ARM, ACIArb. As we discussed in prior postings, social engineering is a major problem for CPAs. Go to: here for risk management advice and here for coverage details Social engineering is a deception to manipulate individuals into carrying out a particular act, such as transferring money, handing over confidential information or […]

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Posted in Bad policies, Cyber Liability, Cyber resources, email risk management, Phishing scams, risk management, security, social engineering, Uncategorized
Nov, 13, 2018
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Cybercrime Uses Social Engineering Techniques to Steal Employee Credentials and Commit Payroll Diversion

By Rickard Jorgensen, FCII, ARM, ACIArb Recent developments clearly shows the urgent need for security awareness training. The FBI warned September 18, 2018 about new criminal campaigns that target the online payroll accounts of employees in a variety of industries. METHODOLOGIES “Cybercriminals target employees through phishing emails designed to capture an employee’s login credentials. Once […]

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Posted in Cyber Liability, Cyber resources, Fraud, Phishing scams, social engineering, Uncategorized
Oct, 03, 2018
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SEXTORTION – a new aspect to cyber crime and CPAs.

by Rickard Jorgensen, FCII, ARM, ACIArb Sextortion attacks against professional firms, including CPAs, are not uncommon and increasing in frequency. Sextortion is a form of blackmail in which sexual information or images are used to extort sexual favors or cash from the victim. The FBI offers an explantion of this new crime here. However, recently […]

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Posted in Cyber Liability, Cyber resources, Fraud, Phishing scams, risk management, security, sextortion, social engineering, Uncategorized
Aug, 12, 2018
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Comparing Cyber Insurance Policies

I know this is a little off topic as regards CPA professional liability insurance but cyber attacks are increasing in frequency and size (dollar value). At least monthly (and some times more) we receive calls from panicked firms because of a cyber attack. Good risk management is the best way to reduce the impact of cyber […]

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Posted in Cyber Liability, Cyber resources, Phishing scams, policy coverage, policy wording, prior acts coverage, social engineering, social media, Uncategorized
Jun, 06, 2018
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QBE Cyber Resources – eRiskHub.

A recent report from Netdilgence highlighted the increasingly difficult cyber risk environment for by business. A copy of the paper is available here. CPAGold™ members have access to a broad range of cyber risk services. One of the most useful is the substantial support and resources provided by eRiskHub. eRiskHub offers a range of tools and information […]

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Posted in Cyber Liability, Cyber resources, insurance, Phishing scams, risk management, security, social engineering, social media
May, 02, 2018
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Your Malpractice Insurance Policy May Not Cover You for Fraudulent Wire Transfers

by Rickard Jorgensen, FCII, ACIArb., ARM Back in July 2017 we posted a blog about a protocol to minimize the possibility of a social engineering claim (Go here for the posting). This topic has become of interest to CPAs as the number of spoofing claims has increased. A recent posting on the KnowBe4 website (go here […]

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Posted in being sued, Claims, Coverage, coverage limitations, Cyber Liability, insurance, lawsuit, Phishing scams, policy coverage, professional liability claims, social engineering, Uncategorized
May, 02, 2018
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W2 Phishing scams

What has become a common feature of the post-Holiday season is the W2 phishing scam. This is a sophisticated social engineering attack to dupe clients’ payroll and HR departments into providing W-2 data on employees, to enable the crooks can file fraudulent tax returns. For several years, these criminals have been the cause of identity […]

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Posted in Accountants' professional liability insurance, criminal behaviour, Cyber Liability, lawsuit, Phishing scams, risk management, security, social engineering, Uncategorized
Jan, 04, 2018
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Today’s Cyber Nightmare.

by Rickard Jorgensen, FCII, ACIArb., ARM. You could lose many, many hours of sleep if you read every one of the cyber articles that are being aimed at CPAs right now. However, if you haven’t thought about the risks to your firm from cyber attacks the insomnia is probably well deserved. A recent article in […]

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Nov, 08, 2017
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The Growing Insider Threat

By LIFARS Reposted from here A security threat originating from within the organization which is targeted or attacked is an insider threat. Insider attacks are rapidly increasing and becoming more prevalent in organizations. In the past year, believe insider attacks have become more frequent. Any present or former employee who at one point had access […]

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Posted by Rickard Jorgensen
Posted in Accountants' professional liability insurance, Accountants' risk management, being sued, criminal behaviour, Cyber Liability, Fraud, risk management, security
Jul, 08, 2017
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IRS Warns CPAs: Beware of Phishing

Guest bloggers from the law firm Goldberg Segala posted the following which we thought is timely and pertinent: Businesses are increasingly becoming the targets of sophisticated cyber-attacks, and professionals are no exception. When cyber-criminals breach a professional service firm, they not only may gain access to the firm’s corporate data, but also confidential information from the […]

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Posted by Rickard Jorgensen
Posted in Claims, Client relations, Client screening, Cyber Liability, Fraud, professional liability claims, risk management, Seth l. Laver, social engineering, Uncategorized
Mar, 09, 2017
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