Business Email Compromise

Cybercriminals Are Invading Corporate Inboxes: What Small Businesses Can Do
Cybercriminals Are Invading Corporate Inboxes: What Small Businesses Can Do
April 09, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

Behind every business is a group of individual employees. And, in most cases — and for most firms — those individuals use their work, or...

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Threat of Deepfakes Drives Two-Thirds of FinTechs to Boost Fraud Budgets
Threat of Deepfakes Drives Two-Thirds of FinTechs to Boost Fraud Budgets
July 12, 2023  |  Fraud Prevention

For every new fraud scheme that pops up, dozens of FinTechs are responding to quash it. Yet despite their expertise in cutting-edge technology, FinTechs are...

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As Fraud Rates Rise, Businesses’ Worst Threat May Be in Their Inboxes
As Fraud Rates Rise, Businesses’ Worst Threat May Be in Their Inboxes
April 26, 2023  |  Fraud Prevention

Despite the increasingly sophisticated weapons fraudsters have on hand to execute their scams, business email compromise (BEC) attacks remain one of their most effective ploys. The...

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Incoming Payments Fraud Poses ‘Silent Threat’ to Bottom Lines  
Incoming Payments Fraud Poses ‘Silent Threat’ to Bottom Lines  
February 16, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Put up $2, and you can score $100 million. Incoming payments are the new attack vector.   And as nsKnox Chief Operating Officer Nithai Barzam and...

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One-Third of Cybercrime Losses Stem From Compromised Business Email
One-Third of Cybercrime Losses Stem From Compromised Business Email
November 03, 2022  |  B2B Payments

When criminals impersonate company executives or business partners to deceive employees into diverting funds their way, that’s business email compromise (BEC). It is also the...

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Spike in Remote Workers Raises Odds of Hacks and Scams for Businesses
Spike in Remote Workers Raises Odds of Hacks and Scams for Businesses
November 03, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

It’s a sad but simple truth: The move to remote work has increased the opportunity for fraud. Employees are more likely to make significant, serious...

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In B2B Payments Fraud, All Roads Lead Back To The Invoice
In B2B Payments Fraud, All Roads Lead Back To The Invoice
August 09, 2021  |  B2B Payments

There is more than one way to commit B2B payments fraud. But in this week’s B2B Data Digest, a roundup of the latest cases reveals...

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The B2B Fraud Lens Focuses In On Invoice Scams
The B2B Fraud Lens Focuses In On Invoice Scams
July 26, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Business email compromises (BEC) are among the most common methods of B2B payments fraud and can frequently involve invoice manipulation when a cyber attacker or...

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US, Canadian Authorities Save Company From $750K BEC Scam
US, Canadian Authorities Save Company From $750K BEC Scam
July 15, 2021  |  B2B Payments

An unnamed U.S. company was saved from losing approximately $750,000 after the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) shared a tip about a potential business email compromise...

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