Europols’s spotlight report ‘Online fraud schemes: a web of deceit’, identifies investment fraud as a major threat.
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A week in security (February 6 – 12)
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$800,000 recovered from Business Email Compromise attack
We continue to see the damaging repercussions of business email compromise (BEC) impacting organisations across the US and elsewhere. The Houston…
A week in security (January 30 – February 5)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Stay safe!
Business Email Compromise attack imitates vendors, targets supply chains
Today we have a fascinating tale of a business email compromise (BEC) group steering clear of targeting executives, in favour of fouling…
A week in security (December 19 – 25)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Stay safe!
BEC scammers go after more than just money
In a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations…
Romance scammer given 25 years of alone time
Romance scams are often low risk, high reward strategies for ciminals, who use them to steal large sums of money from…
The $43 billion Business Email Compromise threat
The FBI has released a public service announcementregarding the ever-present threat of Business Email Compromise (BEC). This comes hot on the…
Logistics giant warns of scams following ransomware attack
German logistics giant Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has issued a warning that data was stolen from the company when it was hit…