BEC

Operation In(ter)reception targets Military and Aerospace employees in Europe and the Middle East

Experts uncovered a new cyber-espionage campaign, dubbed "Operation In(ter)reception," aimed at aerospace and military organizations in Europe and the Middle…

6 years ago

Crooks stole $10 million from Norway’s state investment fund Norfund

Norway’s state investment fund, Norfund, suffered a business email compromise (BEC) attack, hackers stole $10 million. Hackers stole $10 million…

6 years ago

SilverTerrier gang uses COVID-19 lures in BEC attacks against healthcare, government organizations

Nigerian cyber gang SilverTerrier, specialized in BEC attacks, used COVID-19 lures in recent attacks on healthcare and government organizations. Researchers…

6 years ago

Coronavirus: Europol arrests man behind €6M face masks and hand sanitisers scam

While crooks continue to exploit the Coronavirus outbreak, the Europol announced to have arrested a man involved in COVID19 business…

6 years ago

Noooo, now Ancient Tortoise BEC scammers are launching Coronavirus-Themed attacks

A cybercrime gang focused on Business Email Compromise (BEC) has started using coronavirus-themed scam emails in its attacks. While the…

6 years ago

Reading the 2019 Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report

The FBI’s Internal Crime Complaint Center (IC3) released the FBI 2019 Internet Crime Report, a document that outlines cybercrime trends over…

6 years ago

Raccoon Stealer campaign circumvents Microsoft and Symantec anti-spam messaging gateways

Crooks behind the Raccoon Stealer have adopted a simple and effective technique to circumvent popular anti-spam messaging gateways. Cybercriminals behind…

6 years ago

Toyota Boshoku Corporation lost over $37 Million following BEC attack

Toyota Boshoku Corporation announced that one of its European subsidiaries lost more than $37 million due to a business email compromise…

6 years ago

80 defendants charged with participating in massive BEC and romance scams

DOJ charged 80 people, most of them are Nigerian nationals, with participating in massive BEC and romance scams that collected…

6 years ago

BEC scams, hacked accounts available from $150 up to $5,000

Security experts from Digital Shadows have conducted an interesting study about the technique adopted by crooks to infiltrate company emails,…

7 years ago

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