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FBI warns that COVID-19 topics are being used in business email compromise attacks

  • Duncan Riley--Siliconangle.com
  • published date: 2020-04-07 02:19:05 UTC

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning that cybercriminals are taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to further ramp up business email compromise attacks. The bureau notes that a typical BEC scam involves a victim receiving an email…

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning that cybercriminals are taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to further ramp up business email compromise attacks. The bureau notes that a typical BEC scam involves a victim receiving an emai… [+4580 chars]