The U.S. Attorney’s Office recently seized about $3.5 million that was stolen through a scam called “Business Email ...

Phishing attacks, business email compromise and vendor email compromise attacks on manufacturing have surged in the past 12 months ...

Federal officials have seized more than $3.5 million that was stolen from a Connecticut business through a “business email compromise scam.” The funds were part of $5.4 million that was sent from a ...

A Connecticut business that was victimized by a business email compromise scam in May and June lost around $5.4 million, but ...

Business email attacks (BEC), a type of email-borne scams that impersonate executives, have “surged” in the third quarter of 2024, with the manufacturing sector hit particularly hard.

Social media may be the dominant channel for personal communication, but for business nothing beats a four-decade-old platform that still demands respect: email. Over 80% of companies rely on email as ...

with a particular persistent focus on the highly lucrative tactic of business email compromise (BEC). VIPRE processed 1.8 billion emails globally, of which 208 million were malicious. In this ...

Sarah Li Cain is a finance writer and a Candidate for the Accredited Financial Counselor© designation. She’s written for the Financial Planning Association, Netsuite and other notable publications.

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Email has been a crucial form of electronic communication for decades, and it will likely remain so for many years to come.