Inbox Attacks: The Miserable Year (2020) That Was
Reflecting on 2020’s record-breaking year of spam and inbox threats.
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Business Email Compromise
Major BEC Phishing Ring Cracked Open with 3 Arrests
Some 50,000 targeted victims have been identified so far in a massive, global scam enterprise that involves 26 different malwares.
Read MoreGoogle Services Weaponized to Bypass Security in Phishing, BEC Campaigns
Attackers exploiting an array of Google Services, including Forms, Firebase, Docs and more to boost phishing and BEC campaigns.
Read MoreWisc. GOP’s $2.3M MAGA Hat Debacle Showcases Fraud Concerns
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.
Read MoreRapper Scams $1.2M in COVID-19 Relief, Gloats with ‘EDD’ Video
“Nuke Bizzle” faces 22 years in prison after brazenly bragging about an identity-theft campaign in his music video, “EDD.”
Read MoreBEC Attacks: Nigeria No Longer the Epicenter as Losses Top $26B
BEC fraudsters now have bases of operation across at least 39 counties and are responsible for $26 billion in losses annually — and growing.
Read MoreWhy Web Browser Padlocks Shouldn’t Be Trusted
Popular ‘safe browsing’ padlocks are now passe as a majority of bad guys also use them.
Read MoreBEC Wire Transfers Average $80K Per Attack
That number represents a big uptick over Q1.
Read MoreBEC Wire Transfers Average $80K Per Attack
That number represents a big uptick over Q1.
Read MoreAttackers Horn in on MFA Bypass Options for Account Takeovers
Legacy applications don’t support modern authentication — and cybercriminals know this.
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