Tag: BEC
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How BEC attacks are evolving in the AI era
Mike Britton, chief information security officer at Abnormal Security, leads the company’s information security and privacy programs. …
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Nigerian pleads guilty in BEC attack involvement
Henry Onyedikachi Echefu was noted by the U.S. Department of Justice to have pleaded guilty over his participation in a business email …
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European retailer Pepco loses €15.5 million in phishing (possibly BEC?) attack
Pepco Group has confirmed that its Hungarian business has been hit by a “sophisticated fraudulent phishing attack.” The European …
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VEC and BEC attacks rise in the energy and infrastructure industry
Data released by Abnormal reveals that VEC and BEC attacks are increasing in the energy and infrastructure industry. Energy and …
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Ransom demands surge by 20% in 2023, hitting key industries hardest
A new report today from Arctic Wolf Networks Inc. reveals a sharp rise in ransom demands and business email compromise incidents in 2023 …
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5 Key Findings from the Business Email Compromise (BEC) Trends Report
Today’s BEC attacks are more nuanced, more accessible, less technically demanding, and consequently, more dangerous than ever before. In …
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Flipping the BEC funnel: Phishing in the age of GenAI
For years, phishing was just a numbers game: A malicious actor would slap together an extremely generic (and usually poorly-written) email …
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Nigerian Faces $7.5m BEC Charges After Charities Are Swindled
A Nigerian national is facing an eight-count indictment related to business email compromise (BEC) charges involving two US charities, …
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A guide to avoiding 10 common holiday scams this season
Scammers target people in the following ways. We’re here to help you and yours avoid a heartbreaking holiday …
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New and more sophisticated phishing techniques leverage a variety of malicious tactics
One of the challenges for phishing attacks is that innovation is rife, especially when it comes to convincing targets that they are …
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New BEC 3.0 Attack Exploiting Dropbox for Phishing
According to Checkpoint’s research, a new attack campaign is leveraging Dropbox to send emails that redirect unsuspecting users to …
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BEC Attacks Increase By 279% in Healthcare
Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks in the healthcare sector have seen a 279% increase this year, shows a new report published by …
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