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Executive Fraud Email: Keep Your Sensitive Data (and Money) Safe From This Trendy Crime

Manuel Lobao Senior Manager, Information Security | Carousel

According to the FBI, between December 2016 and May 2018 there was a 136% increase in identified global losses related to email scams such as executive fraud—when perpetrators impersonate high-ranking executives and demand sensitive information from company employees. These losses resulted in $12.5 billion in exposures between October 2013 and May 2018 (source). With this […]

05.30.2019

Security

‘Tis the Season for Tax Fraud

Jason Albuquerque Chief Information Officer & Chief Security Officer | Carousel

Tax season has begun and employers have started mailing W-2 forms to employees to file their tax returns. As we have seen over the years, tax preparation isn’t the only busyness happening during this time—cybercriminals are actively looking to steal millions of dollars from U.S. taxpayers by forging your tax returns. These types of crimes […]

01.18.2018