Business Email Compromise

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FBI, Dutch Police Disrupt ‘Manipulaters’ Phishing Gang

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 18:35:32 +0000

The FBI and authorities in The Netherlands this week seized a number of servers and domains for a hugely popular spam and malware dissemination service operating out of Pakistan. The proprietors of the service, who use the collective nickname “The Manipulaters,” have been the subject of three stories published here since 2015. The FBI said the main clientele are organized crime groups that try to trick victim companies into making payments to a third party.

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How to protect your small business from social engineering

Categories: Personal

Tags: Small Business Week 2023

Tags: Small Business Week

Tags: phishing

Tags: pretexting

Tags: baiting

Tags: tailgating

Tags: BEC

Tags: CEO fraud

Tags: business email compromise

Tags: O’Neill Bragg & Staffin

Tags: 2022 Internet Crime Report

Tags: FBI

Tags: most reported fraud

Tags: most damaging fraud

Small businesses are frequent targets of social engineering. Here’s what it is and how to protect against it.

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A week in security (February 6 – 12)

Categories: News

Tags: VMware ESXi

Tags: Safer Internet Day

Tags: Malwarebytes Mobile Security

Tags: ION

Tags: LockBit ransomware

Tags: ransomware

Tags: GoAnywhere

Tags: Ryuk

Tags: Malwarebytes Application Block

Tags: BEC

Tags: business email compromise

Tags: fake Facebook

Tags: Facebook

Tags: Reddit breach

Tags: Killnet

Tags: DDoS attack

The most interesting security related news from the week of February 6 to 12.

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A week in security (January 30 – February 5)

Categories: News

Tags: week in security

Tags: blog roundup

Tags: Roomba

Tags: Facebook

Tags: Eileen Gun

Tags: Lock and Code

Tags: data wiper

Tags: LearnPress

Tags: Riot Games

Tags: League of Legends

Tags: malvertising

Tags: dark patterns

Tags: supply chain attacks

Tags: GitHub

Tags: ransomware monthly

Tags: ransomware

Tags: AV-TEST top product

Tags: multi-threat ransomware

Tags: CISA

Tags: BEC

Tags: business email compromise

The most interesting security related news from the week of January 30 – February 5.

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Business Email Compromise attack imitates vendors, targets supply chains

Categories: News

Tags: BEC

Tags: business email compromise

Tags: email

Tags: scam

Tags: social engineer

Tags: supply chain

Tags: vendor

Tags: accounting

Tags: wire transfer

We take a look at a smart social engineering ploy being used in Vendor Email Compromise attacks.

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