BEC

In Australia, Card (And Other Payments) Fraud Is Big Business

In Australia, Card (And Other Payments) Fraud Is Big Business
In Australia, Card (And Other Payments) Fraud Is Big Business
July 15, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Attacks on Australia’s government — including payments fraud — have been on the rise, scoring, cumulatively, tens of millions of dollars.  Elsewhere, individual cases of...

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Earnings Season Looms As Multi-Week Fizzle
Earnings Season Looms As Multi-Week Fizzle
July 05, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Earnings season begins roughly two weeks after the close of the quarter. Earnings season serves as a barometer of the health of companies, and as...

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Report: Email Variants Keep BEC Fraud Humming Along
Report: Email Variants Keep BEC Fraud Humming Along
July 01, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

In payments fraud, it pays — literally — to change up the game a bit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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‘Scattered Canary’ BEC Scams Aim At US Firms
‘Scattered Canary’ BEC Scams Aim At US Firms
June 10, 2019  |  B2B Payments

From a one-man shop committing check fraud on Craigslist to a sophisticated multi-fraudster committing BEC scams, the rise of Scattered Canary has been startling. Elsewhere, in...

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Study: BEC Attacks On Financial Service Firms Up 60 Pct
Study: BEC Attacks On Financial Service Firms Up 60 Pct
May 03, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Proofpoint finds in a new study that BEC scams have financial service firms in the crosshairs, with attacks on that sector up 60 percent at...

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Singapore Police Prevent Bitcoin Machine Scam
Singapore Police Prevent Bitcoin Machine Scam
April 28, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Police in Singapore helped stop a scam that was targeting users of bitcoin machines at a local mall. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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FBI: BEC Scams Stole $1.2B In 2018
FBI: BEC Scams Stole $1.2B In 2018
April 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

BEC scams are proving lucrative, according to recent FBI reports, which found that the bad guys’ haul doubled in 2018 over 2017. Separately, in Ireland, students...

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BEC Fraudsters Eye HR Departments As Prey      
BEC Fraudsters Eye HR Departments As Prey      
April 12, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Fraudsters are always evolving and now are training BEC scams to focus on HR and finance departments.  Separately ACH debit and ACH credit fraud are...

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Ex-FBI On The Onion Approach To Battling Cyber Criminals
Ex-FBI On The Onion Approach To Battling Cyber Criminals
April 05, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

When it comes to combating payments fraud, it helps to have insight from one who’s been in the trenches. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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