The old adage of people being the weakest link in security is especially true when it comes to email threats. Here, cybercriminals can arguable generate their biggest “bang for the buck” by socially ...

In September, a Nikkei America employee transferred $29 million to BEC scammers who were purporting to be a Nikkei executive. Media conglomerate Nikkei Inc. has fallen victim to a business email ...

BEC attacks getting are more dangerous, and smart users are the ones who can stop it. Business email compromise (BEC) attacks ramped up significantly in 2020, with more than $1.8 billion stolen from ...

While published trends in ransomware attacks have been contradictory — with some firms tracking more incidents and other fewer — business email compromise (BEC) attacks continue to have proven success ...

Business email compromise (BEC) has become one of the most popular methods of financially motivated hacking. And over the past year, one group in particular has demonstrated just how quick, easy, and ...

When it comes to cyber threats, business email compromise (BEC) is one of the sneakiest, most costly scams out there. These digital predators don’t rely on brute force, but are patient, tactical, and ...

Business email compromise (BEC) attacks, where hackers hijack finance-related email threads and trick employees into wiring money to the wrong accounts, has led to losses of tens of billions of ...