FBI: $2.3 billion in related, reported losses from October 2013 through February 2016. Law enforcement agencies globally counted 17,642 victims across all 50 U.S. states as well as 79 other countries. Criminals try to trick firms into wire transferring corporate funds into attacker-controlled accounts by impersonating a CEO or other executive. The combination of easy and lucrative attacks means that – surprise – more and more criminals are lining up to execute these types of scams. The lure of an easy payday keeps these attacks coming.”]
Source: https://www.careersinfosecurity.com/blogs/are-we-so-stupid-about-security-p-2100