Japanese media giant Nikkei revealed employee made $29 million fraudulent transfer as a result of such a scam. In separate scam, the city of Ocala, Florida, suffered losses of over $740,000. FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center noted that global losses and attempted thefts from BEC scams increased by 100 percent over a 14-month period. U.S. Treasury Department study: Scams cost U.-S. companies a total of more than $300 million a month.”]
Source: https://www.databreachtoday.com/latest-bec-victims-nikkei-city-ocala-a-13351