Phil Muncaster There was good news for UK businesses this week after new stats from Beaming showed the number of cyber-attack victims fell by a fifth in 2017 from the…
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'Spearphishing' Attacks Aimed Specifically at the Freight Forwarding and Global Shipping Community
Latest Scam from Nigeria Has No Mention of Fake Generals or Illicit Bank Funds NIGERIA – WORLDWIDE – The Handy Shipping Guide Offices are bombarded daily by emails proffering fraud…
BEC Attacks Jumped 17% Last Year
Phil Muncaster The Business Email Compromise (BEC) epidemic shows no signs of abating, after Proofpointrevealed a 17% increase in attacks last year. The security vendor analyzed over 160 billion emails sent…
Symantec: BEC Threat Now Hits 400+ Firms Per Day
According to Symantec nearly 40% of victims are SMEs, with the next biggest target the financial sector (14%). By Phil Muncaster Over 400 companies are targeted by so-called Business Email…
FBI Sends Out Warning Over Email Scam Costing Billions
As the email looks like a genuine message, it is generally acted upon immediately. By Steve Evans The FBI is warning businesses to be on guard for an email scam…