This blog is part three of a three-part series focused on business email compromise attacks. Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit is recognized for its global leadership in using legal and technical measures to disrupt cybercrime, including attacks like BEC. In the last quarter, we have seen many customers implement first-contact safety tips, which have generated over 100 million phishing awareness moments. In 2020, DCU directed the removal of 744,980 phishing URLs and recovered 6,633 phish kits which resulted in the closure of 3,546 malicious email accounts.”]

