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The Big Spike In ‘CEO Fraud’

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As for the areas where scammers managed the biggest hits, business email compromise (BEC), confidence/romance fraud and spoofing were the top three types of crime in terms of monetary losses. By comparison, phishing scams usually bring in between $300 – $500, while ransomware attacks cost around $4,400.

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Surprise: The C-Suite Falls For Invoice Scams The Most

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Employees certainly need more training to be able to detect a business email compromise (BEC) when they see one. Here’s the problem: The professional who falls victim to eInvoice scams like the business email compromise is, more often than not, a C-Suite executive. Additional Attacks Putting the Enterprise at Risk.

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Bottomline Helps Small Businesses Apply For COVID-19 Relief Funding

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In the same study conducted in 2017, only 40 percent of companies reported cases of malfeasance. Automated attacks such as ransomware, business email compromise, and system-level takeover fraud, outpaced high-touch attack methods such as check fraud, the survey said.

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Businesses Urged Not To Pay Ransom To Cyberattackers

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Issues like phishing and the Business Email Compromise (BEC) are top concerns, yet ransomware cannot be ignored as a destructive force. Of MSPs surveyed, about 75 percent said their SMB customers experienced “business-threatening” downtime as a result of a ransomware attack, said Datto’s chief technology officer, Robert Gibbons.

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ProofPoint Warns Of Bank Trojans: A Massive Threat Executives May Overlook

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Warnings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation have enterprises worried about cybersecurity — specifically, concerns about ransomware attacks. Business Email Compromise scams continue to grow and steal more corporate money than ever before. Compare that to ransomware, which made up just 11 percent.

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From The Phone To Email: How Scammers Hit SMBs

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It’s a twist on the business email compromise (BEC) scam that typically involves scammers emailing business owners and seeking payment via wire transfer, ACH or paper check. Researchers advised small business owners to not download any email attachments from an unnamed address.

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Paper Checks, Email Fraud Top Enterprise Security Threats

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But, Vigue added, 2017 will be a year of continued innovation in the technology that can prevent, detect and mitigate a corporate cyberattack. What cybersecurity threats will impact corporate buyers and suppliers in 2017? The environment has truly evolved into an equal opportunity hunting expedition for fraudsters.”.

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