North Korean COVID-19 Phishing Scandal Targets US
Security experts are sounding the alarm on a multi-country North Korean phishing effort created to sponge off of government COVID-19 bail-out initiatives. Pyongyang’s Lazarus Group’s latest operation is designed to “impersonate government agencies, departments, and…
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Bank of America Discovers Data Breach in PPP Application Process
Bank of America Corporation has informed its customers of a serious data breach affecting those who have applied for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). On April 22, client information was left vulnerable when the bank…
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IRS Extends COVID-19 Relief for Plan Participants
The IRS has prolonged relief to plan participants whose significant others are laid off and take COVID-19-related loans or distributions from their retirement accounts, as well as offered novel safe harbors for loan repayments. Per…
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Utah Provides COVID-19 Relief for Businesses
Utah lawmakers decided to widen access to roughly $122 million in federal coronavirus relief for business owners, residents, and cultural groups throughout the state. Rules were eased for spending up to $20 million in previously…
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NY Businesses Will Be Shut Down for Reopening Violations
Per New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, businesses who fail to comply with the state’s novel guidelines for reviving the economy. The Governor explained the Executive Order will help the state enforce reopening rules and establishments…
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Non-Essential Business in Newark Must Submit Applications to Open
As Newark, New Jersey, and residences around the country prepare to reopen, Mayor Ras Baraka is instructing non-essential retail business owners to submit applications in order to obtain a color-coded certificate to permit their reopening…
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Construction Permits Rise in Latest Report
Though home construction had paused in the last few months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems the construction industry is seeing a significant turnaround. This month, building permits were up 14.4% over April, with…
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SCOTUS Rules Pensioners in Fully-Funded Plans Cannot Sue
On Monday, in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that plan participants of defined benefit plans not underfunded do not have legal standing to sue plan fiduciaries for claims of…
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Amazon Fights off Largest Ever DDoS Attack
Amazon announced its cloud-services provider, Amazon Web Services, recently fended off the greatest DDoS cyber-attack in history. Amazon web services, which offers the very infrastructure hundreds of companies rely on, defended itself against a Distributed…
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