Shark Tank's Barbara Corcoran Loses $388,700 After Employee Falls for Phishing Scam

Hulu is taking precautions at its Santa Monica headquarters after an employee tested positive for coronavirus, a company source tells The Hollywood Reporter. The employee left the office and self-quarantined after symptoms appeared, and that person is now home and recovering.

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Universal Music Group’s home offices in Santa Monica, Calif., were evacuated Friday after an employee tested positive for the coronavirus. All staffers were directed to leave the buildings “in an orderly manner,” although the discovery was made toward the end of the day and a source tells Variety that most of the staff had either left or were already working from home.

Nintendo of America is working with public health authorities after an employee in its Redmond, Washington, offices tested positive for the coronavirus. "We have determined that the individual had contact with other employees and we have notified those employees to the situation," the company said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter on Friday.

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Twitter said it was shutting its Seattle office for a “deep clean” after learning that an employee there was informed they likely have been infected with coronavirus (COVID-19).

Hachette Publishing Company has dropped Woody Allen’s memoir after backlash from Ronan Farrow and Hachette’s own employees.

Social media giant Facebook has closed its three London offices from Friday afternoon through Monday for deep cleaning, after a visiting Singapore-based employee tested positive for coronavirus, Variety has confirmed.

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Even a woman as business savvy as Barbara Corcoran can have the wool pulled over her eyes. The star recently revealed that she was scammed out of nearly $400,000 but confirms that she was thankfully able to get the money back. 

Things have worked out for “Shark Tank” star Barbara Corcoran after she was the victim of an email phishing scam. The 70-year-old mogul’s money has been returned to her after her company was tricked out of nearly $400,000 by a clever scheme that saw the criminals pose as her assistant via email.

"Shark Tank" star Barbara Corcoran's bank account is back intact after scammers tried to take a big bite out of it.

Even a woman as business savvy as Barbara Corcoran can have the wool pulled over her eyes. The star reveals that she recently was scammed out of almost $400,000.

“Shark Tank” star Barbara Corcoran was reportedly taken for almost $400,000 after her office was the victim of an email phishing scheme.

“Shark Tank” star Barbara Corcoran was reportedly taken for almost $400,000 after her office was the victim of an email phishing scheme. According to People, the 70-year-old mogul’s bookkeeper received an email about an invoice to approve a payment on a real estate renovation, which isn’t at all uncommon given how many real estate deals she works with on a daily basis.