According to the FBI, Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Email Account Compromise (EAC) have caused $12 billion in losses since October 2013.1 These scams target businesses and individuals performing wire transfer payments, using social engineering and intrusion techniques to gain access to business email accounts. With financially-sensitive information constantly owing through company emails, these inboxes are lucrative targets for attackers. In this research, Digital Shadows outlines the declining barriers to entry for this type of fraud. Check out our key findings.
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This report discusses Intel Updates affecting the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors in the first quarter of 2021 (Q1 2021).
This report discusses Intel Updates affecting the retail sector in the first quarter of 2021 (Q1 2021).
This report discusses Intel Updates affecting the insurance sector in the first quarter of 2021 (Q1 2021).
This report discusses Intel Updates affecting the media and telecommunications sector in the first quarter of 2021 (Q1 2021).
This report discusses Intel Updates related to ransomware in the first quarter of 2021 (Q1 2021).
This report discusses Intel Updates affecting the travel-and-leisure sector in the first quarter of 2021 (Q1 2021).
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This report discusses cyber incidents involving the exploitation of common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) in the first quarter of 2021.
This report discusses cyber events affecting the financial services sector in the first quarter of 2021 (Q1 2021).
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