Wolters Kluwer Cloud Tax Products Go Down for Almost a Week After Malware Attack

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Show Notes

• 01:41 - Nicolas Cage Ponies Up $6.25 Million to Pay Back Taxes—But How Much Does He Still Owe? | E Online
• 03:14 - Wolters Kluwer takes services offline after malware attack | Journal of Accountancy
• 07:21 - What’s Behind the Wolters Kluwer Tax Outage? | Krebs on Security
• 12:20 - Read updates by Wolters Kluwer regarding the outage on their Facebook page (and comments expressing customer outrage)
• 17:00 - Surge of MegaCortex ransomware attacks detected | ZDNet
• 17:49 - A malware attack against accounting software giant Wolters Kluwer is causing a 'quiet panic' at accounting firms | CNBC
• 19:17 - A "Firm of the Future" finalist loses a client to QuickBooks Live | Twitter
• 21:52 - Vermont House Backs 'Cloud Tax' to Fund Clean Water Programs | Seven Days
• 27:05 - ADP and Intuit Partner to Enhance Cross-Platform Integration with QuickBooks Online | CPA Practice Advisor
• 31:21 - Los Angeles city attorney sues H&R Block and maker of TurboTax for allegedly misleading low-income taxpayers | NBC News
• 36:04 - Are all-white-male panels hindering diversity in accountancy? | AccountingWEB — Also see the original panel that started the discussion and the thread with Paul Meissner on Twitter.
• 37:40 - How New Accounting Grads Can Tune Up Their Diversity BS Detectors | Going Concern
• 42:57 - Everyone’s Income Taxes Should Be Public | New York Times
• 47:59 - Subscribe to Cloud Accounting Podcast show notes
• 49:16 - Don't miss the Desktop Accounting Podcast! | PodBean

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