Category Archives: BEC scams

Contact Tracing Apps, Business Email Compromise Scams, SPAM Phone Calls

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In episode 116 for April 13th 2020: Privacy concerns with COVID-19 contact tracing apps, the FBI’s new warnings about business email compromise scams, and how to prevent unwanted and SPAM phone calls. ** Show notes and links mentioned on the show… Continue reading Contact Tracing Apps, Business Email Compromise Scams, SPAM Phone Calls→

Cyber crooks continue to exploit COVID-19 for their malicious schemes

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A time of chaos is a time for opportunity for unscrupulous individuals and groups, and COVID-19 is seemingly an unmissable boon for cyber crooks. We’ve already covered a variety of COVID-19-themed scams, phishing attempts, hoaxes and malware deli… Continue reading Cyber crooks continue to exploit COVID-19 for their malicious schemes→

Almost three-quarters of all phishing sites now use SSL protection

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The total number of phishing sites detected by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) worldwide in October through December 2019 was 162,155, following the all-time-high of 266,387 attacks recorded in July through September 2019. Most menacing, however… Continue reading Almost three-quarters of all phishing sites now use SSL protection→

Half of cybercrime losses in 2019 were the result of BEC scams

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Business email compromise (BEC) and email account compromise (EAC) scams are still the most lucrative schemes for cybercriminals: the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has calculated that, in 2019, the average monetary loss per BEC/EAC scam c… Continue reading Half of cybercrime losses in 2019 were the result of BEC scams→

Your supplier’s BEC problem is your BEC problem

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Business email compromise (BEC) scams are a burgeoning threat for organizations and, despite rising awareness, new victims are cropping up daily. BEC scammers don’t care what business the potential targets are in: all they care is that they have … Continue reading Your supplier’s BEC problem is your BEC problem→

Phishing attacks at highest level in three years

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The number of phishing attacks continued to rise into the autumn of 2019, according to APWG. The total number of phishing sites detected in July through September 2019 was 266,387. This was up 46 percent from the 182,465 seen in the second quarter of 2… Continue reading Phishing attacks at highest level in three years→