“Shark Tank” star Barbara Corcoran recently admitted to losing nearly $400,000 due to a convincing email phishing scam. A cybercriminal pretending to be Corcoran’s assistant emailed a fake invoice for a real estate renovation to Corcoran’s bookkeeper. The scam was found out only after the money was wired and the bookkeeper sent a message to the real email address of Corcoran’s assistant to let her know that the payment was made.
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