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Cybercriminals Deliver IRS Tax Scams & Phishing Campaigns By Mimicking Government Vendors

Security Affairs

Threat intelligence firm Resecurity details how crooks are delivering IRS tax scams and phishing attacks posing as government vendors. The identified phishing e-mail warned the victims about overdue payments to the IRS, which should then be paid via PayPal, the e-mail contained an HTML attachment imitating an electronic invoice.

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e-Invoicing mandates and updates: Germany

OpenText Information Management

March 2024 German Federal Council officially approves law driving the e-Invoicing mandate On 22nd March 2024 The German Bundesrat - the Federal Council - officially approved the Federal Government's Growth Opportunities Act, which is the legal instrument that includes the provisions for the planned e-Invoicing mandate.

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A step-by-step guide to setting up a data governance program

IBM Big Data Hub

In our last blog , we delved into the seven most prevalent data challenges that can be addressed with effective data governance. Today we will share our approach to developing a data governance program to drive data transformation and fuel a data-driven culture.

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Meals on Wheels Disrupted by Suspected Ransomware Attack

IT Governance

The disruption has caused major problems for the delivery of Meals on Wheels, a service that brings food to the elderly and vulnerable. Unfortunately, as our systems are not currently working, we will be unable to make many deliveries in the next few days. How did the cyber attack occur? Get started.

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Catches of the month: Phishing scams for December 2020

IT Governance

According to the UK government , the 2019 festive period saw online shoppers in England and Wales lose, on average, £775. Shoppers must always be careful when they turn to online marketplaces, such as social media trading pages and auction websites, because they are typically not subject to the same regulations as standard e-commerce sites.

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“Smishing Triad” Targeted USPS and US Citizens for Data Theft

Security Affairs

These scammers often attempt to disguise themselves as a government agency, bank, or other organization to lend legitimacy to their claims, for example, a postal service like the United States Postal Service (USPS), asking to pay additional delivery fees via credit card.

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Working and Executing Contracts From Home: U.S. eSignatures in the COVID-19 Era

Data Matters

What law governs electronic signatures? UETA or other applicable state law governs to the extent not inconsistent with E-SIGN. E-SIGN governs in the absence of applicable state law or to the extent states have laws inconsistent with E-SIGN or have modified UETA in a manner that is inconsistent with E-SIGN.