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

Since its initial identification in 2013, business email compromise (BEC) has been dominated by executive impersonation. But over the past few years, attackers have adjusted their strategies—opting to impersonate third party vendors and suppliers instead. In January 2022, the number of attacks impersonating third parties surpassed those impersonating internal employees for the first time. This ...

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