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Lessons from the Underground: How to Combat Business Email Compromise

Business Email Compromise (BEC) is often described in the media as merely an email scam, but in reality, it’s part of an organized broad operation. The email itself is only one part of the attack chain.

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Business Email Compromise (BEC) is often described in the media as merely an email scam, but in reality, it’s part of an organized broad operation. The email itself is only one part of the attack chain. In order to support a successful monetization of email fraud, attackers need to be patient and learn about the procurement process in the organization, and to build or rent an entire infrastructure and operation.

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