Emerging Business Email Compromise (Phishing Scam) United States Law Enforcement Authorities have identified a Business Email Compromise (BEC), focused on healthcare, professional services, higher education, and real estate closing companies. BEC attacks have evolved over the last couple of years from sending phishing emails to millions of targets, to sending spear phishing emails to a […]
United States Law Enforcement Authorities have identified a Business Email Compromise (BEC), focused on healthcare, professional services, higher education, and real estate closing companies. BEC attacks have evolved over the last couple of years from sending phishing emails to millions of targets, to sending spear phishing emails to a few hundred. The spear phishing is targeting individuals that are involved with a company’s financial decisions with the intention of compromising that corporate officer’s email account. The attackers are focusing specifically on Office 365 as many of the security features that product offers are turned off by default.
