‘Whaling’ attackers fall for poison PDF ‘invoices’. By Darren Pauli HITB Florian Lukavsky hacks criminals profiting from out-of-control multi-billion dollar CEO wire transfer scams… and they hate him for it.…
Tag: CEO fraud
CEO targeted by fraud twice a month
Every couple of weeks or so, Tom Kemp’s company gets hit by ever-more-sophisticated attempts to trick them out of large sums of money. By Maria Korolov It started two years…
Business email compromise fraud rising fast, hard to fight
The email comes from a trusted source — the CEO. By Maria Korolov The email comes from a trusted source — the CEO, a regular vendor, the company attorney or…
Action Fraud warning after serious rise in CEO fraud
Action Fraud is warning businesses to be on high alert after increased reports and financial losses from CEO fraud. A recent report from the City of London Polices National Fraud…
The 'bogus boss' email scam costing firms millions
The growing problem of whaling. By Marie Keyworth & Matthew Wall, Technology of Business reporters It’s a boss’s worst nightmare. You return from a trip to find that hundreds of…