Business email compromise attacks, aka CEO fraud, continue to be one of the most dominant types of online-enabled crime. FBI received a record-setting number of fraud reports, in which phishing attacks and BEC fraud were the leading causes. BEC attacks are the most widespread as email is the dominant attack surface of most organizations, the FBI says. In the first half of this year, the average BEC claim was $37,000, which was an increase of 51% compared to 2020.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/attackers-keep-refining-business-email-compromise-schemes-a-17432