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Business Email Scams Spin Even Wider Webs

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While the continued strength of BEC scammers may not come as a surprise, the research finds that the scam no longer only reigns in targets with a request for wire transfer. While 54 percent of those scams involved wire transfers, more than a third targeted check payments.

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‘Scattered Canary’ BEC Scams Aim At US Firms

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As reported by Threatpost , earlier this month, researchers in London identified a cybersecurity gang that has evolved markedly in scale. The scam involves communications from fraudsters impersonating company officials, suppliers or vendors, instructing unwitting victims to wire funds to accounts they have set up.