Email Fraud Archives

Dec

60% of Midsize Organizations Were Victims of Ransomware Attack in Past 18 Months

By : Nathan Muller
Category : Our Blog

UncommonX, a Chicago based cybersecurity managed services provider, released findings from its State of Cybersecurity for Midsize Organizations study which engaged senior members of IT departments from small to medium businesses across a variety of industries. Gathering critical insights in preparedness, confidence, perceived threats and risks, the study revealed that 60% of midsize organizations suffered […]

May

Expanding Role of Artificial Intelligence in Thwarting Email Phishing Attacks

By : Nathan Muller
Category : Our Blog

Many cyber attacks begin with a phishing email that tries to convince the recipient to download an attachment, click a link, go to a web page, or fill out a form. In an attempt to gain trust, the sender’s email address may indicate someone known to the recipient such as a friend or colleague at […]

Mar

FBI Releases 2019 Internet Crime Report

By : Nathan Muller
Category : Our Blog

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its year-end 2019 Internet Crime Report, which includes information from 467,361 complaints of suspected Internet crime, with reported losses in excess of $3.5 billion. Among the most common crime types reported by victims in 2019 were Business Email Compromise (BEC), Tech Support Fraud, and extortion via […]

Mar

Email Phishing Scheme Bilked Businesses Out of $100 Million

By : Nathan Muller
Category : Our Blog

A Lithuanian man awaits sentencing in a Manhattan federal court after pleading guilty to a complex email scheme that resulted in the theft of over $100 million from Google and Facebook. According to the allegations contained in the federal indictment, from 2013 through 2015, Evaldas Rimasauskas orchestrated a fraudulent scheme designed to deceive Google and […]

Tags: Email Fraud

60% of Midsize Organizations Were Victims of Ransomware Attack in Past 18 Months

Expanding Role of Artificial Intelligence in Thwarting Email Phishing Attacks

FBI Releases 2019 Internet Crime Report

Email Phishing Scheme Bilked Businesses Out of $100 Million