Business Email Compromise Attacks Focused on Invoice Fraud Surge by 75%

Jul 2, 2020 9:59:40 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

As attacks on the C-Suite decline, new data shows that employees in finance department roles are critical to the success of shifts in attack campaign strategy.

BEC Isn't Back; It Never Left

Jun 16, 2020 8:27:32 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Business email compromise (BEC) attacks aren’t new, but they’re growing increasingly effective, according to Zeljka Zorz at Help Net Security. Zorz cites an article from BakerHostetler, ...

Why BEC Punches Above Its Weight

Jun 9, 2020 8:27:09 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Business email compromise (BEC) attacks are particularly insidious because they don’t use malware payloads or malicious URLs. That’s a reminder from Evan Reiser, CEO and co-founder of ...

What to do About BEC?

May 28, 2020 8:23:39 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Funds transfer fraud, also known as business email compromise (BEC), is a much more widespread problem than it seems, according to lawyers at Ice Miller LLP. The attorneys believe this ...

Cloud-based Business Email Compromise

Apr 8, 2020 8:27:11 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) published an alert warning that criminals are exploiting cloud-based email services to carry out business email compromise (BEC) attacks. ...

New Sophisticated “Exaggerated Lion” BEC Check Scam Uses Mules to Cash Out

Mar 3, 2020 8:36:45 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

You may wonder exactly how BEC scammers see a payday. New insight from security vendor Agari documents how a secondary check scam dupes unsuspecting victims to help.

Spear Phishing Tops the Canadian Anti-Fraud Center’s List of Attacks

Feb 24, 2020 5:13:16 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The latest data out of the Canadian Government points out how targeted spear phishing fraud attacks via email are the most lucrative method of attack for cybercriminals in 2019.

A Single BEC Gang is Launching Thousands of Attacks Per Year

Feb 24, 2020 8:22:44 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A unique cybercriminal group launched business email compromise (BEC) attacks against more than 2,100 companies in the US between April and August 2019, according to researchers at Agari. ...

Cyberattacks in 2019 Cost over $3.5 Billion in Victim Losses with Business Email Compromise Taking in Half

Feb 14, 2020 8:35:19 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The FBI’s annual year-in-review breaks down how 467,000 cyber attacks succeeded in taking consumers and businesses alike for billions of dollars.

FBI Internet Crime Report Released: The Evolving Threat and Importance of Reporting

Feb 12, 2020 10:42:48 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center released its 2019 Internet Crime Report, and by no surprise the bad guys and new scams show no signs of stopping anytime soon. Last year the ...

5 Tips to Prevent CEO Fraud

Jan 27, 2020 8:34:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Every day, employees are regularly receiving spoofed emails. Even C-level executives are receiving fraudulent requests to transfer money or provide sensitive information. This form of ...

Domain-Impersonation Increases by 400% as part of Conversational Hijacking Attacks

Jan 23, 2020 4:13:29 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The latest data from security vendor Barracuda suggests that attackers heavily rely on lookalike domains as part of BEC scams that can result in CEO fraud, malware infection, or ransom.

Hackers Request Aging Reports to Identify Their Next CEO Fraud Victims for Them

Jan 16, 2020 11:57:48 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Rather than attempt to hack user credentials and gain access to Accounts Payable applications, hackers are now impersonating the CFO and obtaining all the detail they need to launch a ...

Fast Work By Cops Recovers $710,000 After CEO Fraud Attack Hits Long Island County Government

Jan 14, 2020 6:33:48 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Finally some good news. Newsday reports that in record time, Nassau County, New York, recovered $710,000 that was transferred to scammers who were impersonating an existing county vendor.

Texas School District Loses $2.3 Million In BEC Scam

Jan 13, 2020 12:58:38 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Texas’s Manor Independent School District was the victim of a costly 2.3 million dollar Business Email Compromise (BEC) scam in November of 2019.

Business Email Compromise Attack Uses a “Man-in-the-Middle” Email Attack to Steal $1M

Jan 7, 2020 8:49:03 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Dubbed the “ultimate” Man-in-the-Middle attack by security researchers at Checkpoint, this CEO fraud attack shows how brazen cybercriminals can be – and how organizations need to be ...

Business Email Compromise During Tax Season: Spotting and Defending Against Common BEC Tax Scams

Jan 6, 2020 9:44:01 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Tax season is upon us, which makes this prime time for hackers to target your unsuspecting users with the latest Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams. From evolved W2 fraud to ...

Financial Advisor Fined After Falling for BEC Scam

Dec 18, 2019 8:23:32 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) fined and temporarily suspended a financial advisor working for UBS after he was tricked into transferring $511,870 from a client’s ...

Big Bad BEC

Dec 9, 2019 10:15:46 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A Chinese venture capital firm was scammed out of $1 million in a noteworthy BEC (Business Email Compromise, or CEO fraud) scam, CyberScoop reports. The million dollars was supposed to be ...

Business Email Compromise Topples Over $26 Billion in Losses

Dec 2, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

This lucrative business of tricking companies into fraudulently transferring funds into cybercriminal-owned bank accounts is showing signs of growing. Scammers use many forms of attack to ...

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Business Email Compromise Attacks Focused on Invoice Fraud Surge by 75%

BEC Isn't Back; It Never Left

Why BEC Punches Above Its Weight

What to do About BEC?

Cloud-based Business Email Compromise

New Sophisticated “Exaggerated Lion” BEC Check Scam Uses Mules to Cash Out

Spear Phishing Tops the Canadian Anti-Fraud Center’s List of Attacks

A Single BEC Gang is Launching Thousands of Attacks Per Year

Cyberattacks in 2019 Cost over $3.5 Billion in Victim Losses with Business Email Compromise Taking in Half

FBI Internet Crime Report Released: The Evolving Threat and Importance of Reporting

5 Tips to Prevent CEO Fraud

Domain-Impersonation Increases by 400% as part of Conversational Hijacking Attacks

Hackers Request Aging Reports to Identify Their Next CEO Fraud Victims for Them

Fast Work By Cops Recovers $710,000 After CEO Fraud Attack Hits Long Island County Government

Texas School District Loses $2.3 Million In BEC Scam

Business Email Compromise Attack Uses a “Man-in-the-Middle” Email Attack to Steal $1M

Business Email Compromise During Tax Season: Spotting and Defending Against Common BEC Tax Scams

Financial Advisor Fined After Falling for BEC Scam

Big Bad BEC

Business Email Compromise Topples Over $26 Billion in Losses

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