PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

The FBI has once again sounded the alarm on the proliferation of digital fraud like ransomware and the business email compromise (BEC) scam, releasing new stats on the financial damage such criminal activity has caused in the U.S. in recent years. billion in 2019.

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PYMNTS

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. There were almost 24,000 complaints in 2019 and, according to the FBI, each successful attack costs roughly $75,000.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The pandemic has sparked a digital shift of positive changes likely remain in place after the pandemic subsides, but it’s also spawned at least one unwanted thing: a range of new email attacks and scams. told PYMNTS that the FBI has found email fraud already costs businesses and individuals $3.5 Ransomware And Malware.

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PYMNTS

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. 75,000 is the average loss of a BEC scam , new data from the FBI has revealed. billion in total cybercrime-related losses for the year.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2020

The currency exchange company continues in the grips of a ransomware attack that has crippled its operations, as well as the foreign currency operations of its corporate clients, including HSBC and Barclays. Ten percent of business email domains are protected from spoofing , according to recent Security Boulevard reports.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2018

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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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2016

KnowBe4 , a security awareness training and simulated phishing platform provider, launched a new tool designed to help IT managers combat CEO fraud, or Business Email Compromise (BEC) as it is referred to by the FBI. Those replies are then recorded and made available for IT managers to download and review if needed.

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