Seon

JUNE 15, 2023

Business email compromise (BEC) attacks can be a major risk to businesses’ finances and reputations. Let’s look at what business email compromise attacks are and explore some of the many ways you can combat them. What Is a Business Email Compromise Attack? Reported losses in 2020 exceeded $4.2

Email Compromise 52

Email Compromise Compromise Business Email Compromise Risk 52

PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2018

Google has claimed a success in its fight against employee phishing scams , telling reporters that none of its more than 85,000 employees have fallen victim to such a scam since the company deployed its Security Keys program. “Users might be asked to authenticate using their Security Key for many different apps/reasons.

Phishing 40

Phishing Security Scams Email Compromise 40

PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

Business email compromise (BEC), B2B phishing scams, synthetic identities, fake accounts and trillions of aid dollars flooding out at a time of maximum uncertainty make this a fraudster’s paradise.

Scams 63

Scams Automation Phishing Email Compromise 63

PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

Thus, business email compromise fraud (BEC) is evolving too. That comes, for example, as fraudsters gain access to a firm’s internal operations and use the ACH methods for account takeovers.

Business Email Compromise 46

Business Email Compromise AFP ACH Email Compromise 46

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

billion each year and that account takeovers have seen a sharp spike of 45 percent in Q2 2017. Nelson said the organization was alerted by the FBI in 2009 regarding a rise in corporate account takeovers. percent from Q2 2016 to Q2 2017. At the time, they were seeing about 80 cases a week,” Nelson said. “It

FS-ISAC 47

FS-ISAC Cybersecurity Account Takeovers NACHA 47

PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2018

Gemini Advisory, which first identified the breach at Hudson’s Bay, suggests human error was to blame: An employee likely clicked on a malicious link sent via a phishing scam. IBM warned that some of the most common human errors linked to data breaches involve “basic misjudgment.” To err is human,” IBM said in its report.

Data Breach 49

Data Breach Breach Cybersecurity Phishing 49