All posts in Business Email Compromise
01 Jan, 2021
2020 review, 2021, Business Email Compromise, COVID-19, DMARC, Hacks, human factor, Malware, maware, Microsoft 365, Phishing, predictions, Security News, Spam, Vulnerabilities, work from home
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Reflecting on 2020’s record-breaking year of spam and inbox threats. Purging your inbox has become a year-end tradition for many. A short hiatus for the holidays often provides a quiet moment to flush the previous year’s mountain of spam. And, from the looks of our 2020 inbox, years of herculean . . . Read more
25 Nov, 2020
arrests, BEC, BEC attacks, Business Email Compromise, cybercriminals, global attacks, Government, interpol, Malware, Nigeria, Scam, Security News, social engineering, Web Security
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Some 50,000 targeted victims have been identified so far in a massive, global scam enterprise that involves 26 different malwares. Three men suspected of participating in a massive business email compromise (BEC) ring have been arrested in Lagos, Nigeria. A joint INTERPOL, Group-IB and Nigeria Police Force cybercrime investigation resulted . . . Read more
20 Nov, 2020
armorblox, BEC attacks, Business Email Compromise, bypass, Cloud Security, Cyberattacks, email gateways, email security, Firebase, google docs, Google Forms, Google Services, microsoft teams, Phishing, Security News, social engineering, Web Security
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Attackers exploiting an array of Google Services, including Forms, Firebase, Docs and more to boost phishing and BEC campaigns. A spike in recent phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attacks can be traced back to criminals learning how to exploit Google Services, according to research from Armorblox. Social distancing has . . . Read more
30 Oct, 2020
BEC, Business Email Compromise, cyberattack, Cyberattacks, cybercriminal, Election, election security, Fraud, Hacks, hats, maga, MAGA hat invoices, MAGA hat vendors, Phishing, politics, presidential election, Security News, Trump campaign, Web Security, Wisconsin GOP, Wisconsin Republicans
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Scammers bilked Wisconsin Republicans out of $2.3 million in a basic BEC scam — and anyone working on the upcoming election needs to pay attention. The Wisconsin Republican party’s war chest is lighter by $2.3 million after scammers posing as MAGA-hat vendors were able to spoof invoices in what . . . Read more
19 Oct, 2020
arrested, BEC, big wizza, Business Email Compromise, CARES Act, EDD, Fontrell Antonio Baines, Fraud, Government, Identity theft, Nuke Bizzle, Pandemic Unemployment insurance, Phishing, phishing scam, Privacy, PUA, scattered canary, Security News, tax data, Tax Fraud, Web Security
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14 Oct, 2020
2020 losses, ACID, Agari, average wire transfer, BEC, BEC attacks, Business Email Compromise, cybercriminals, global attacks, money mules, Most Recent ThreatLists, Nigera, Scam, Security News, social engineering, Web Security
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The administrator of your personal data will be Threatpost, Inc., 500 Unicorn Park, Woburn, MA 01801. Detailed information on the processing of personal data can be found in the privacy policy. In addition, you will find them in the message confirming the subscription to the newsletter.
30 Sep, 2020
Anti-Phishing Working Group, Apple, Business Email Compromise, certificate, Cryptography, Extended Validation Certificates, Firefox, google, https, Security News, web browser, Web Security
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02 Sep, 2020
Anti-Phishing Working Group, APWG, average transaction amounts, BEC, Business Email Compromise, cosmic lynx, gift cards, Hacks, Most Recent ThreatLists, Phishing, q2 2020, Security News, the report, Web Security
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07 Aug, 2020
abnormal security, account takeover, Breach, Business Email Compromise, Cloud Security, conditional access, Hacks, legacy applications, MFA bypass, Mobile Security, multifactor authentication, Office 365, Privacy, Security News, Vulnerabilities, Web Security
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The administrator of your personal data will be Threatpost, Inc., 500 Unicorn Park, Woburn, MA 01801. Detailed information on the processing of personal data can be found in the privacy policy. In addition, you will find them in the message confirming the subscription to the newsletter.