PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

In this week’s Data Digest, PYMNTS rounds up the latest cases and research into how corporates are being targeted with crimes like the business email compromise (BEC) scam, as well as how they’re fighting back. When it comes to fraud threats, no company — large or small — is immune.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

The business email compromise (BEC) scam is a cybersecurity threat to businesses of all sizes, and the financial and security implications of a successful attack aren’t isolated to its target. The BEC scam can manifest in many forms. It is so easy for attackers to pull off these kinds of scams,” he said.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

Meanwhile, instances of the Business Email Compromise (BEC) are also on the rise: About 47 percent of all incidents examined last year were the result of a hack or malware — and, of those, about half were BEC scams. Through the spear phishing campaign, an unwilling employee inputs those credentials for the criminal.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The scam entails a scammer posing as a legitimate business partner or vendor, claiming over the phone that the SMB owes them money, then demanding payment in the form of a Green Dot card. “This is a scam, pure and simple. “This is a scam, pure and simple.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2018

Business Email Compromise scams continue to grow and steal more corporate money than ever before. Phishing emails — 93 percent of which include ransomware, according to ITProPortal — should by no means be ignored. Compare that to ransomware, which made up just 11 percent.

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FICO

APRIL 29, 2022

All these evolutions mean a changing landscape for retail fraud and scam trends. The New York Times recently ran a home page story on how criminals have concocted elaborate scams – complete with authentic ‘hold’ music – to impersonate bank customer service reps, tricking consumers into sending them money via Zelle.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

Thus, business email compromise fraud (BEC) is evolving too. Said Adrien Gendre, chief solution architect for Vade Secure, on the site: the email scams “are not isolated, that’s for sure.”. The BEC attempts are also relatively cheap campaigns to wage on firms.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2020

That’s especially important as criminals seek to use eCommerce to commit what might be termed “authorized fraud” as bad actors get hold of card details or log-in credentials, pose as legitimate account holders and send payments. Authorized fraud also encompasses business email compromise (BEC) scams, too, said Tharle.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

The two were part of a larger group that stole online credentials, personal information and credit and debit card numbers between 2005 and 2012. The business email compromise scam saw an increase of 10 percent during those two years. The two pled guilty in September 2015.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2017

It first emerged in March of this year, the company said, and was used mostly to steal online banking information and credentials to infiltrate bank accounts and steal money. Once the user clicks on the PDF file, the computer is infected and finds more email addresses to spread.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2019

The report also pointed to data stolen from law firms and cyberattackers’ ability to use that information to obtain employee credentials about pending deals. million business email compromise scam. million business email compromise scam.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2019

The attacks are targeted ones, said Arruda, who noted that hackers don’t usually directly try to hack banks or credit unions, but instead try to get access through the aforementioned email campaigns, where the credentials are stolen and the stolen credentials are leveraged to gain access to the FI. What to Do.

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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.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2016

For some, like small suppliers, a compromise of sensitive data and credentials can lead to a few hundred or thousand dollars fraudulently obtained from a business client, often via the Business Email Compromise scam. Supplier email scams , the FBI said, are rising at massive rates.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2017

Radial found a 200 percent rise in Q1 of credit card testing—when stolen payment card credentials are ‘tested’ with small, innocuous buys before cybercrooks move on to larger fraudulent purchases. Google And Facebook Scammed Out Of $100 Million.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2020

In a case that highlights how anybody — truly, anybody — can be a victim of invoice fraud, federal officials have reportedly charged two brothers in New York State for an alleged $19 million scam targeting Amazon. Attorney Audrey Strauss described the scam as "a new twist on an old trick" through the use of "complex technology.".

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

An unidentified group is reportedly putting much effort into a complicated scam to steal the login credentials of government personnel. The scam begins when a company gets a bogus invitation via email to place a bid on a government contract. Anomali, a security firm, says it has found bogus websites of the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

40 legitimate email accounts of company executives have been compromised in a phishing campaign targeting businesses , according to Gov Info Security reports. The scam involves sending a phishing email claiming to be a Microsoft Office 365 update. The campaign is targeting businesses across the U.S.,

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