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The Email That Redirected a Client’s Tax Refund: And Why Your Firm Was Liable
The IRS uncovered $9.1 billion in tax fraud in 2024, with nearly 300,000 identity theft reports linked to phishing attacks on tax preparers. One compromised CPA account exposes an entire client roster. For accounting firms in Los Angeles serving entertainment, real estate, and high-net-worth clients, the liability exposure of an unsecured email environment is documented and growing.
The Same Group That Hacked ADT Just Took Down Canvas for 30 Million Users. Here Is What That Means for Your Business.
ShinyHunters hacked ADT in April 2026 through a single phone call, then took Canvas offline two weeks later, exposing 30 million active users across 8,000 institutions. Here is what the pattern means for Los Angeles businesses that depend on third-party platforms.
A Phone Call Took Down ADT. Los Angeles Businesses Use the Same Tools Their Employee Did.
ShinyHunters called an ADT employee, impersonated IT support, and walked away with Okta SSO credentials and access to 10 million customer records. The attack required no malware and no technical exploit. It required one phone call. Los Angeles businesses running Okta, Salesforce, or Microsoft 365 face the same exposure.
Your Name on a Fake Invoice: How Attackers Use Construction Companies to Steal from Their Clients — and What That Means for Your Business
Attackers stole $721,976 from a city government by impersonating a real construction firm with a lookalike domain. A Minnesota developer lost $735,000. A North Carolina church lost $793,000. Construction companies are exposed from both directions — as the target paying a fake invoice, and as the identity being spoofed to steal from their clients.
A $33 Billion Company Was Taken Down by a 10-Minute Phone Call. Here Is What That Means for Your Hospitality Business.
Scattered Spider called MGM’s IT help desk, found a name on LinkedIn, and walked away with the entire network in ten minutes. The $100 million MGM attack did not start with malware or technical sophistication. It started with a phone call. Here is what that means for hospitality businesses in Los Angeles.
The $3 Million Email: How Law Firms Lose Fortunes to Wire Fraud and What Actually Stops It
Holland and Knight lost $3 million to a fraudulent wire. Dentons lost $2.5 million the same way. Business email compromise targets law firms deliberately, and the technical controls that stop it are specific, available, and most firms do not have them fully deployed.
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