Cybersecurity & IT Risk

CEOs, CFOs Targeted by Cyber Whaling Schemes

As a reminder, AAFCPAs warns of sophisticated cyber phishing attacks directed specifically at senior executives and other high level targets within businesses and organizations. We have seen an uptick in the frequency of these types of attacks, called whaling schemes, where cyber criminals masquerade as a highly convincing business email which may appear to be sent […]

Security Alert: NCCS Data Breach of Form 990 Online and e-Postcard Filing Systems

Urban Institute’s National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) Alerts Users of Data Breach Users of the Form 990 Online and e-Postcard Filing Systems received an email today from the Urban Institute’s National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) informing its constituents of a data breach. AAFCPAs has confirmed that this email is legitimate; NCCS’ 990 websites […]