New data suggests that cyber attacks aimed at small businesses have doubled over the past six months. Attacks against small businesses rose markedly in the first six months of 2012 compared to the latter half of 2011. I’m seeing the same uptick, and have been hearing from more small business victims than at any time before. Many money mules are simply not the brightest bulbs, and it is usually difficult to prove that they werent scammed as well (because more often than not, the mules end up losing money)”]
Source: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/08/uptick-in-cyber-attacks-on-small-businesses/