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Small Businesses Increasingly Targeted by BEC Scams and Other Internet Crimes 

Small Businesses Increasingly Targeted by BEC Scams and Other Internet Crimes 
Small Businesses Increasingly Targeted by BEC Scams and Other Internet Crimes 
December 16, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Criminals are using BEC scams against small businesses to steal hundred-thousand-dollar food shipments.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Porn Email Scam Nets Scammers Almost $1M In Bitcoin
Porn Email Scam Nets Scammers Almost $1M In Bitcoin
May 15, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

There’s an email scam going around that involves scammers claiming to have webcam footage of people watching porn, with threats to release the info if...

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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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New Wire Fraud Scam Reroutes Direct Deposit Paychecks
New Wire Fraud Scam Reroutes Direct Deposit Paychecks
April 09, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A new type of phishing scam targets the HR departments of companies and asks for reroutes on direct deposit accounts, CNBC reported. Once the changes...

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Study Sees BEC Scams Gaining Ground
Study Sees BEC Scams Gaining Ground
January 18, 2019  |  B2B Payments

New year, and perhaps new fears for executives as fraudsters look to siphon off payrolls of unsuspecting firms via email scams, according to research from...

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Harry Potter And The Credit Card Scam?
Harry Potter And The Credit Card Scam?
December 07, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Expense card scams can impact even beloved authors if a recent court case is any indication -- and in this case, JK Rowling seems to...

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Shell Companies Eyed In Fraud At Aegean Marine
Shell Companies Eyed In Fraud At Aegean Marine
November 02, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Payments fraud on the high seas, perhaps, as a global shipper may have been involved with fake transactions and shell companies. Elsewhere, ransomware gets a roadblock...

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Emailage: Larger Footprint Means Richer Risk Assessment
Emailage: Larger Footprint Means Richer Risk Assessment
June 18, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

Emailage, the online fraud prevention startup that uses email addresses to assess risk, announced this week that it’s expanding its geographical footprint and establishing new...

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Business Email Scams’ Latest Target: Art Galleries
Business Email Scams’ Latest Target: Art Galleries
November 06, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Scammers deploying the Business Email Compromise (BEC) scam have proven no company, regardless of size and industry, is immune to this crime. Reports in The...

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