Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 11:26:24 +0000
Scammers got away with a $3.1m BEC heist, art dealer and museum blame each other, and ownership of a valuable landscape is up in the air.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/vWiUkpnODiM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 21:49:16 +0000
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| Vendor email compromise (VEC) is a new cybersecurity term for a familiar practice, taken to the thousandth degree. Learn the similarities with business email compromise and how your organization can protect against them both. Categories: Tags: account takeoverACIDAgariAgari Cyber Intelligence DivisionATObecbusiness cyberattacksBusiness Email Compromisebusiness threatsNigerian scammerphishingSilent StarlingSocial EngineeringVECvendor email compromise |
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Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 12:43:11 +0000
“Here’s our new bank account number,” the scammers said. When the real construction firm sent their invoice, payment was made to the crooks.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/jj_w1wR5CJo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 12:35:36 +0000
What were the phishers after? People’s login details for Office 365.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/VrgS1241pEg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 16:00:00 +0000
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| The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, or Europol, just released its annual Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) report. We highlight their key findings and remind readers how to better protect themselves. Categories: Tags: becBusiness Email Compromisechild sexual exploitationcseddoseuropolfraudinternet organized crime threat assessmentioctaphishingransomwarespear phishing |
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Read moreCredit to Author: erinj| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 13:45:45 +0000
In just a few short years, Business Email Compromise (BEC) has gone from a peripheral threat to a major cyber risk for organizations. It’s making criminal gangs millions of dollars each month, hitting corporate profits and reputation in the process. Trend Micro has built a formidable array of resources over the past few years to…
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Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 12:21:46 +0000
Included are deep details on 7 million minors, one grownup named Julian Assange, and perhaps a few million deceased Ecuadorians.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/oulqmkZ0WNw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 10:49:20 +0000
Operation reWired=tired cops worldwide! 167 suspects were cuffed in Nigeria and 74 in the US, among 8 other countries.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/NtExc1bJlLg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 15:36:11 +0000
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| Before organizations engage in gnashing of teeth over the “ignorant user” and the cost of training, think about how much email users encounter and whether corporate communications look like phishes themselves. Categories: Tags: anti-phishingbecBusiness Email Compromisecorporate communicationsemail communicationsemailsphishingphishing trainingtraining and awareness program |
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Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 11:04:45 +0000
The $6m scam targeted women worldwide and victimized more than a dozen companies.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/6Wnqyl2R-08″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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