Uniquely exposed: How ultra-high net worth individuals are targeted by cyber crimes

'UHNWIs also have to be conscious that attacks against them can originate through their professional advisers'

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Criminals are becoming more experienced and skilled at social engineering techniques which can develop a digital clone of UHNWIs, writes lawyer Daniel Gore

Ultra-High Net Worth individuals (UHNWI) are increasingly becoming targets of sophisticated criminal attacks using a range of different methods. Whilst physical attacks, such as kidnappings and burglaries, are still methods employed by criminals to attack UHNWIs and their families, cyberattacks have become an equal or, perhaps, greater focus due to the increased reliance on technology to operate and manage personal lives and commercial activity.  The practical reality is that it is easier for individual perpetrators or criminal organisations to target UHNWIs from a location thousands ...

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