Tag: scams

Job Recruitment Fraud: Beware of Impersonators Hijacking Your Company’s Identity

By Paige Good & Sasha Beling, Attorneys, McAfee & Taft Feb 14, 2023 Recruiting

Updated: Feb 14, 2023

Just when it seems consumers have caught on to one particular online scam or phishing expedition—think of the ubiquitous Nigerian prince email scam that first began making the rounds in the 1990s—a new one comes along. By now, the list seems endless: online dating scams, bank and credit card scams, fraudsters posing as charities, social […]

Right Now, Hackers Are Interacting with Your Employees—Are They Prepared?

By James Davis, Editor, HR Daily Advisor Dec 26, 2019 Learning & Development

Updated: Dec 26, 2019

Imagine a scenario in which an employee clicks a link in an e-mail and costs his or her employer $600,000. Unfortunately, this situation does not require one’s imagination. This is exactly what happened in Riviera Beach, Florida, when an employee clicked a link in an e-mail, and the government was crippled by a ransomware attack. […]