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CEO Fraud

News about the latest CEO fraud attacks. See how the bad guys actually do this and how much money companies lose to this type of scam.

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May 6, 2016 11:37:18 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Troy, Mich Investment Firm Loses $500,000 in CEO Fraud

An employee at a Troy, Mich., investment firm fell for a CEO Fraud attack and was social engineered into transferring almost $500,000 to a Hong Kong bank. The error was noticed eight days ...

Apr 15, 2016 8:08:36 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

US Company Falls Victim To $100 Million CEO Email Fraud

An as yet unknown American company fell victim to nearly $100 million in CEO Fraud. Employees were social engineered by spoofed emails that claimed to be one of its legitimate vendors, ...

Apr 9, 2016 8:29:52 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

How Mattel Lost $3M In CEO Fraud Phishing

Great story by Erika Kinetz at the Associated Press. How Mattel was the victim of CEO Fraud using phishing and social engineering to trick one of their executives in China to make a $3 ...

Apr 6, 2016 2:34:49 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

[FBI ALERT] Dramatic Increase in e-mail CEO Fraud To 2.3 Billion.

A brand new Alert by the FBI on April 4th 2016 warns of a major increase in what they call business email compromise or BEC (we call it CEO Fraud), amounting to a whopping $2.3 billion in ...

Mar 4, 2016 3:02:57 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

IRS Warns Against A Widespread CEO Fraud Phishing Scam

OK, heads up! This tax season there is a widespread new scam that specifically targets your HR and Accounting professionals. They get an urgent email from "the CEO" who asks them for all ...

Mar 4, 2016 11:31:55 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CEO Fraud Phishing Attack steals 11,000 W-2s From Health Care Workers

A phishing incident has compromised the personal information of 11,000 Pennsylvania Main Line Health employees. Officials said the incident occurred on Feb. 16 when an employee fell for a ...

Jan 25, 2016 9:15:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Crelan Bank Loses 75.8 Million Dollars In CEO Fraud

The Belgian Crelan Bank was the victim of a 70 million euro (75.8M U.S.) fraud that was launched from another country. They claim (PDF) this CEO Fraud was discovered during an internal ...

Sep 17, 2015 11:38:37 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

FBI ALERT: Cybercriminals Spoof Your Domain With CEO Fraud

The FBI recently warned against a new cyber crime wave. It's called "CEO Fraud" where cybercriminals impersonate your CEO using your own spoofed domain name, and order employees to ...

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