PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

In a new report from ProofPoint , researchers warned that any businesses with the word “tax” in its domain is at risk of being spoofed by phishing attackers targeting small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The scam involved an email claiming a new bank account connected to remittance payments. Tax season is upon U.S.

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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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Ransomware Phishing Email Compromise Online and Mobile Banking 44

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Issues like phishing and the Business Email Compromise (BEC) are top concerns, yet ransomware cannot be ignored as a destructive force. No single defense solution is guaranteed to prevent a ransomware attack,” Shulmistra said. Cybersecurity experts have urged victims not to pay ransomware attackers for years.

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Ransomware MSPS Disaster Recovery Cybersecurity 58

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2018

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. 133,000: the average cost of a ransomware attack on a small business. “This is a scam, pure and simple. .

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Ransomware Online and Mobile Banking Small Business Scams 77

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.

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Scams Automation Phishing Email Compromise 63

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Citing 2018 data from Verizon, Mastercard noted research that suggested the majority of cyberattacks are actually targeted at SMBs, ranging from phishing scams and the Business Email Compromise (BEC) to malware and ransomware attacks.

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Cybersecurity Visa Data Breach Small Business 56

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2017

Hacking, skimming and phishing attacks are once again the most common type of data breach attack, making it the eighth year in a row for this type of data breach, researchers said. Researchers found that businesses saw 45.2 percent of the total 1,093 data breaches hitting U.S.

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Data Security Governance Government Data Breach 54

PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2017

Phishing, ransomware, business email compromises, data theft and denial-of-service tactics can be especially harmful to FIs, and not only threaten the bank, but put the FI’s entire supply chain at risk, too.

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OCC Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Money Laundering Non-Bank 46

PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2020

This week's B2B Data Digest looks at the rising threat of the business email compromise (BEC) scam and invoice fraud on companies of all sizes in the U.S., A 60 percent increase in ransomware payments signals continued B2B payment attacks, according to the latest data from Coveware. Canada and the world over.

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Scams Business Email Compromise Ransomware Email Compromise 119

PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2018

As many as 35 percent of firms were hit by ransomware attacks, and when ransoms were demanded, 12 percent opted to pay up. Want more proof of email as a favorite scamming tool? Department of Justice said it had arrested 74 individuals who allegedly committed fraud via business email compromise scams.

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