Google Services Weaponized to Bypass Security in Phishing, BEC Campaigns

A spike in recent phishing and business email compromise BEC attacks can be traced back to criminals learning how to exploit Google Services, according to research from Armorblox. Social distancing has driven entire businesses into the arms of the Google ecosystem looking for a reliable, simple w...

A look inside the FBI’s 2018 IC3 online crime report

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center have released their annual Crime Report, with the most recent release focusing on 2018. While the contents may not surprise, it definitely cements some of the bigger threats to consumers and businesses—and not all of them are particularly high tech...

FBI: BEC Scam Losses Almost Double To Reach $1.2 Billion

Business email compromise BEC scams are squeezing more money than ever out of victims, with losses from the attacks almost doubling year-over-year in 2018 to reach $1.2 billion. That’s according to the FBI’s annual Internet Crime Report IC3 for 2018, which records the number of complaints, losses...