- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 31st, 2016
One of Europe's Biggest Companies Loses €40 Million in Online Scam
German electrical cable maker Leoni falls victim to BEC scam
- Advisories
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 17th, 2016
Losses from Business Email Scams Reach a Whopping $3 Billion
BEC scams grew by 1,300%, hit companies hard
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 26th, 2016
Company Fires CEO After Falling Victim to $56-Million Online Scam
Company manages to recuperate around 20% of the stolen money
- Advisories
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 7th, 2016
FBI Warning: Companies Lost $2.3B in the Last 2.5 Years to Business Email Scams
BEC scams increased 270% in the past year
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 31st, 2016
Toy Maker Mattel Loses $3M in BEC Scam, Then Fights for It and Gets It Back
Chinese bank holiday stops the crooks from getting the money
- Spyware Threats
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 18th, 2016
Olympic Vision Keylogger Spread via BEC Scams in 18 Countries
Olympic Vision is an advanced threat that can steal key strokes, clipboard data, and user credentials
- Data Breaches
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 7th, 2016
Seagate Employee Falls for Phishing Scam, Exposes Thousands of Tax Forms
Seagate employee falls victim to the same email scam that a poor Snapchat employee fell for a week ago
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 25th, 2016
Mobile Apps and Social Media Join Email as Malware Main Distribution Channels
Dridex account for the vast majority of all email spam
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 25th, 2016
Belgian Bank Loses €70 Million to Classic CEO Fraud Social Engineering Trick
Crelan Bank loses big after it forgets to properly train employees against basic spear-phishing attacks
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 21st, 2016
Fraud Campaign Uses RATs Against Companies in US, UK, and India
Crooks were using Backdoor.Breut and Trojan.Nancrat RATs
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 21st, 2016
Cyber-Scammers Steal €50 Million from Austrian Airplane Manufacturer
FACC falls victim to a Business Email Compromise attack
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 27th, 2015
Businesses Saw an Increase in CEO Fraud Attacks This Year
Whaling attacks rise, despite FBI warning in August
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 2nd, 2015
Phisher Gets Phished Back by Cyber-Security Vendor
Nobody said cyber-criminals are supposed to be smart
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 10th, 2015
Scammers Steal $46.7M / €42.6M from Ubiquiti Networks
Company manages to recover some of the money