Understanding Business Email Compromise Fraud and Its Legal Fallout

Hosted by the Boston Bar Association

Oct
23
2024

Date: October 23, 2024

Time: 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EST)

Location: 16 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108

Last year businesses and individuals reportedly lost almost $3 billion from Business Email Compromise (BEC) fraud.  This risk has been present for many years, but it remains a scourge on businesses as cybercriminals adapt and leverage AI to target companies more effectively.  This program will explore how BEC schemes operate, how they continue to evolve, and key cybersecurity measures to prevent and respond to attacks. It will also address actions to take to recover misdirected funds and legal strategies to protect clients from the fallout of BEC incidents.

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Speakers

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Scott T. Lashway

Speaker

Scott T. Lashway is a globally recognized privacy and cybersecurity disputes attorney who servers as Co-chair of Mintz’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice. He guides clients through high-stakes incident response and breach investigations, complex and bet-the-company litigation, government investigations, and enforcement actions and provides strategic counsel on privacy, cybersecurity, data governance, and AI issues. Scott primarily represents clients in the health care, financial services, technology, artificial intelligence, and media and adtech sectors.

Mara O'Malley

Speaker

Mara O’Malley, who is Of Counsel at Mintz, is a seasoned litigator and counselor whose practice encompasses representing clients in a wide range of disputes and advising on privacy and data security matters. She works with companies in various industries, including financial services, health care, technology, hospitality, and the adtech and martech sectors.

Kent Sinclair

Speaker

Founder, Sinclair Law LLC