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APRIL 30, 2018

With a threefold increase in the number of corporates who had been hit by a ransomware attack in the last year compared to a year prior, corporate treasurers have been forced to swallow the large, uncomfortable pill of the threat of cyberattacks and fraud on their organizations in a short amount of time. “There is a lot more to be done.”

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

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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OCTOBER 15, 2018

AG Frosh’s warning pertained to a specific small-business cybersecurity threat. 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. “This is a scam, pure and simple. .

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

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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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

41 percent more ransomware attacks were initiated last year , the New York Times reported, citing data from Emsisoft, with 205,280 businesses losing access to their data as a result. This week’s B2B Data Digest takes a look at the latest data points behind more cases of B2B payments fraud.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

B2B Software-as-a-Service company Blackbaud recently notified its customers that in February of this year it fell victim to a ransomware attack and was not aware of the issue until about three months later. Cybersecurity experts at Breach Clarity now peg the number of clients impacted at 136.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

What cybersecurity threats will impact corporate buyers and suppliers in 2017? 2017 will see a continued rise in cybersecurity threats particularly around business email compromise , ransomware and malicious insiders. In addition, the battlefield is evolving.

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MAY 2, 2019

Organizations are ramping up cybersecurity investments in response to the ever-climbing threat of data breaches and cyberattacks. The company commissioned Spiceworks to survey 600 security and IT leaders about their biggest concerns and areas of focus in supply chain cybersecurity. million business email compromise scam.

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JUNE 21, 2019

In Florida, The New York Times reported on Thursday (June 20), government officials of Riviera Beach voted to pay nearly $600,000 worth of ransom to hackers, just weeks after Baltimore paid $18 million for a similarly crippling ransomware cyberattack against government systems. ” Australia’s SMB Scam Surge.

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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. COVID-19 has afforded internet villains what will certainly go down as the greatest cybertheft opportunity of their shadowy lifetimes.

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JULY 26, 2017

As cyberattackers deploy more aggressive tactics, corporate banking firms have to respond with heightened cybersecurity measures to ensure confidence in the nation’s financial system, the OCC warned.

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MAY 7, 2018

In corporate payments, while fraud is typically linked to wire and checks , the rise in Business Email Compromise (BEC) and account takeovers means ACH fraud is a growing threat, same-day or not. That doesn’t mean that fraud linked to ACH transactions is nonexistent, however. False Sense of Protection.

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JANUARY 30, 2017

Many, researchers noted, were the result of CEO phishing attacks, a strategy known as the business email scam, which convinces a business employee to make a payment to a seemingly legitimate bank account. With the click of a mouse by a naïve employee, companies lose control over their customer, employee and business data.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

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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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

New data was released this week with an urgent, albeit not necessarily unexpected, message: ransomware and other phishing attacks continue to dramatically spike, with more frequent and more expensive attacks hitting businesses and government entities of all sizes. The New York Times reported Sunday (Feb.

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MAY 5, 2017

It’s been a big week in the broader cybersecurity realm, starting with a data breach of Sabre Corporation’s hospitality unit. Of course, for retailers, combating fraud is complicated that just beefing up cybersecurity protections. Ransomware, Cyberespionage On The Rise. Ransomware, Cyberespionage On The Rise.

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JUNE 1, 2017

WannaCry meant big bucks for cybersecurity companies. The cybersecurity event that dominated headlines for days last month led to significant share spikes for top cybersecurity companies like FireEye and Sophos. Or, you may just recognize the name because cybersecurity companies are top-of-mind for many professionals lately.

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