Anti-Phishing Working Group: Phishing attacks grew in the second quarter of 2019. 341 brands were targeted by phishing campaigns in April, compared to 308 in May and 289 in June. SaaS and webmail sites remained the biggest phishing targets in second quarter. Gift cards were the preferred payment method in BEC attacks, most popular cash-out option for scammers. Nearly two-thirds of all attacks requested that the targeted person purchase gift cards and send them to the attacker, while 20 percent requested payroll diversions.”]
Source: https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/articles/look-out-for-business-email-compromises/