Bec Scam news and trends

FBI: 50 Pct Of Cybercrime Targets B2B Payments
B2B Payments // February 12, 2020

Business email compromise (BEC) scams are squeezing more money than ever out of victims, and accounted for more than half of all losses from cyberattacks last year, according to the FBI 2019 Internet Crime Report released on Tuesday (Feb. 11).  Get the Full Story Complete the...

FinServ Providers Lift Some Of B2B’s Fraud Burden
B2B Payments // December 02, 2019

As B2B fraud threats like the business email compromise (BEC) scam or internal employee theft continue to grow for businesses large and small, experts are urging business owners and executives to take the lead in combatting fraudsters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

KPMG Combats B2B Payments Fraud With Secure Payments
B2B Payments // November 21, 2019

KPMG is rolling out a new payments security solution targeting B2B payments fraud, the company said Thursday (Nov. 21). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

FBI, BBB Sound Another Business Email Compromise Alarm
B2B Payments // September 30, 2019

Three Kenya-based online scammers are reportedly headed to sentencing after allegedly stealing $3 million from U.S. companies via the Business Email Compromise scam, reports in The East African said last week. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was deployed to Kenya to investigate the...