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What is Business Email Compromise or BEC Scam?

by James Miller

Business Email Compromise or BEC scam is a sophisticated form of cyber-enabled fraud where an attacker gains access to a business email account. Scammer then imitates the owner’s identity to defraud the company, its employees, or its partners. Unlike traditional phishing, BEC is highly targeted and relies heavily on social…

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What is a Cyber Fraud?

by Shilpa Rana

Cyber fraud is a blanket term for any crime or deception that uses the internet, computers, or other digital technology to trick or manipulate victims into revealing sensitive information or sending money/assets for the purpose of financial gain. Essentially, fraudsters carry out traditional fraud by using the cyber realm as…