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Executives are no longer the go-to impersonated party in business email compromise (BEC) attacks. Now, threat actors are opting to impersonate vendors instead.

New Abnormal Research Shows Rise in Financial Supply Chain Compromise as Attackers Turn to Vendor Impersonation

Business Email Compromise

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It’s IC3 Report week! In what has become an annual holiday for anyone that’s heavily involved in researching business email compromise (BEC) attacks, the FBI released its 2021 Internet Crime Report that details trends in various types of cybercrime activity over the past year.

Unlucky #7: FBI Data Shows BEC Is the Top Cyber Threat for Seventh Year in a Row

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Today, Abnormal released our H1 2022 Email Threat Report, focused on data from July to December 2021. Over the course of those six months, we tracked a relatively new form of cyber attack—phone fraud that starts via email.

New Research Shows Phone Fraud Targets 89% of Companies

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<p>New BEC Insights from Chris Krebs, Former Director of CISA</p>

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Abnormal’s latest report on business email compromise trends and statistics found that the median open rate for text-based BEC attacks was nearly 28%.

H1 2023: “Read” Alert: Data Shows 28% of BEC Attacks Opened by Employees

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The Double-Edged Sword of ChatGPT: How Threat Actors Could Use It for Evil

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For years, executives were the go-to impersonated party in business email compromise attacks. Now, threat actors are opting to impersonate vendors and suppliers instead.

From CEO Fraud to Vendor Fraud: The Shift to Financial Supply Chain Compromise

Phishing Attacks Pose as Updated 2023 HR Policy Announcements

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Uncover the latest information on attacker strategies and trends across the email threat landscape.

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B 05 08 23 MKT006 Rise of Israel Based BEC Attacks AI 1

A recent study uncovered the emergence of an Israel-based threat group with no direct ties to Nigeria that launches sophisticated, multistage BEC attacks targeting global enterprises.

Exploring the Rise of Israel-Based BEC Attacks

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Threat actors have shifted their strategy—moving away from internal impersonation and instead focusing on impersonating third parties. Watch the webinar to learn more about this new threat: financial supply chain compromise.

Vendors as Your Largest BEC Threat: The Shift to Financial Supply Chain Compromise in 2022

Vendor Email Compromise

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See how threat actors used a single mailbox compromise and spoofed domains to subtly impersonate individuals and businesses to coerce victims to pay fraudulent vendor invoices.

Hybrid Executive and Vendor Impersonation Attack Uses Fake Email Chain and Fake Invoices

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Business email compromise (BEC) attacks have increased considerably over the past 6 months. Here’s how cybercriminals are changing their targets and tactics.

BEC Attacks Increase by Astounding 84%, New Research Shows

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From July-December 2021, Abnormal Security discovered that nearly all types of advanced email attacks grew in frequency, with a new trend of phone fraud using email as the first contact.

H1 2022: Fraudsters Use Email in Phone Scams, Targeting 89% of Organizations

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When the typical person thinks about cybercrime, they may think of ransomware or identity theft, or perhaps the ubiquitous Nigerian prince scams targeting their unsuspecting grandmother