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Auto-Update Leads to Auto-Hack

Posted on 03/29/2019 at 11:23 AM by John Lande

Categories: Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: automatic updates, cyber security, cybersecurity law, data breach, malicious software, patch

News broke recently that hackers exploited a backdoor to as many as 1 million ASUS computers by compromising the ASUS au...

Feed Supplier Liens Have Priority Over Bank Liens

Posted on 02/04/2019 at 04:13 PM by John Lande

Categories: Agribusiness Law, Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, John Lande

Tagged As: agribusiness, Iowa banking law, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa Supreme Court, Oyens Feed & Supply Co. v. Primebank, priority of feed supplier's liens

Lenders are already aware of the many economic risks facing the agricultural economy. Less well known are the legal risk...

The $2 Million Phish

Posted on 02/04/2019 at 12:48 PM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: fraudelent emails, cyber insurance, Iowa banking law, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa cybersecurity law, phishing

Earlier this year, the Tokyo fish market grabbed headlines when a blue fin tuna sold for a record $3 million. Less well...

SEC: No Really, ICOs Are Securities

Posted on 01/11/2019 at 12:42 PM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Cybersecurity Law, Intellectual Property Law, John Lande

Tagged As: cyber security, ICO, intellectual property, Iowa banking law, Iowa Commercial Litigation

A common trope is that technology is evolving too fast for the law to keep up. Companies like Uber, Tesla, and Coinbase...

Bank May be Liable for Unauthorized Wire Transfers

Posted on 12/28/2018 at 09:51 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: cyber attacks, data breach, Iowa banking law, Iowa banks, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa cybersecurity law

With cyberattacks and data breaches now a routine part of life, banks and depositors need to make sure they secure funds...

Employer Owes Employees More than a Paycheck

Posted on 12/07/2018 at 11:13 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: cyber attacks, data breach, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently decided that employers have a duty to take reasonable steps to protect sensitive...

Securing Mechanics’ Lien Rights on Mandelbaum Properties' “The Fifth” Tower

Posted on 10/01/2018 at 01:57 PM by John Lande

Categories: Bankruptcy Law, Construction Law, John Lande

Tagged As: construction, construction contracts, construction liens, Fifth Tower, Iowa mechanics' liens, mechanics' lien act

Contractors hired to work on Mandelbaum’s new tower—“The Fifth”—need to be familiar with I...

Fiserv Leaves Window Open for Hackers

Posted on 08/28/2018 at 10:36 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: banks, data breach, Gramm Leach Bliley Act, Iowa banking law, Iowa cybersecurity law, iowa financial institutions, Krebs on Security, vendor contracts, Fiserv

Security blog Krebs on Security is reporting that Fiserv, Inc. recently implemented a fix for a “glaring weakness&...

Banks Beware: Massive Phishing Attack in Progress!

Posted on 08/16/2018 at 07:45 AM by Jesse Johnston

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, Jesse Johnston, John Lande

Tagged As: fraudelent emails, bank cyber attack, business email compromise, cyber attack, Necurs botnet, phishing scams

Tech security and research firm Cofense issued a report on August 15 warning of a change in Necurs botnet activity of wh...

FBI Warns: Fraudsters Trying to Convert ATMs to Slot Machines

Posted on 08/13/2018 at 10:23 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: ATMs, Banking & Finance Law - Des Moines Iowa, banking fraud, banks, cyber security, FBI, financial fraud, fraud, iowa financial institutions, jackpotting, firewall, anti-virus

The FBI is alerting financial institutions about a global fraud scheme targeting ATMs. Fraudsters may be planning a worl...

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