Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks don’t garner the same attention as high-profile hacks, says Ronnie Tokazowski, senior threat researcher with Agari. BEC actors are evolving into more sophisticated actors with novel techniques, he says. The average amount requested in wire transfer-based BEC attacks increased in 2020 from $48,000 to $75,000 in the fourth quarter. In this Threatpost one-on-one video interview, he walks us through some of the worst attacks he’s seen and why these type of email attacks are getting worse.
Source: https://threatpost.com/email-security-attacks-bec/163869/