BEC

Study: BEC Attacks On Financial Service Firms Up 60 Pct

Study: BEC Attacks On Financial Service Firms Up 60 Pct
Study: BEC Attacks On Financial Service Firms Up 60 Pct
May 03, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Proofpoint finds in a new study that BEC scams have financial service firms in the crosshairs, with attacks on that sector up 60 percent at...

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Singapore Police Prevent Bitcoin Machine Scam
Singapore Police Prevent Bitcoin Machine Scam
April 28, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

Police in Singapore helped stop a scam that was targeting users of bitcoin machines at a local mall. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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FBI: BEC Scams Stole $1.2B In 2018
FBI: BEC Scams Stole $1.2B In 2018
April 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

BEC scams are proving lucrative, according to recent FBI reports, which found that the bad guys’ haul doubled in 2018 over 2017. Separately, in Ireland, students...

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BEC Fraudsters Eye HR Departments As Prey      
BEC Fraudsters Eye HR Departments As Prey      
April 12, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Fraudsters are always evolving and now are training BEC scams to focus on HR and finance departments.  Separately ACH debit and ACH credit fraud are...

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Ex-FBI On The Onion Approach To Battling Cyber Criminals
Ex-FBI On The Onion Approach To Battling Cyber Criminals
April 05, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

When it comes to combating payments fraud, it helps to have insight from one who’s been in the trenches. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Report: BEC Fraud Increasingly Goes Mobile
Report: BEC Fraud Increasingly Goes Mobile
March 21, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

The wiles and ways of scammers to part businesses from their money continue to proliferate, and continue to use technology as a springboard to trick...

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NCR Expands Hospitality Reach With BEC Buy
NCR Expands Hospitality Reach With BEC Buy
February 24, 2019  |  Partnerships

NCR announced late last week the acquisition of BEC, a provider of hospitality point-of-sale (POS) technology based in Denver. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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State Employees In Mississippi Targets Of Direct Deposit Scam
State Employees In Mississippi Targets Of Direct Deposit Scam
February 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

BEC makes inroads, now through attempted direct deposits into employee bank accounts, and where state employees in Mississippi are among those being targeted. Elsewhere, an MP...

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