In a series of three articles, we will address the ascendency of account takeover (“ATO”) and business email compromise (“BEC”) fraud — the unfortunate occurrence where a payor or intended payee’s account is compromised,...more
The “business compromise email” is what the FBI calls the “$5 billion scam,” but apparently an insurance company did not agree with an insured company that they had been the victim of a crime....more
In March, we reported on the Business E-mail Compromise (BEC) scam where criminals target employees responsible for wiring company money, and trick them into wiring money under false pretenses to fraudulent accounts...more