IC3 Warns of Increase in BEC/EAC Schemes

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IC3 Warns of Increase in BEC/EAC Schemes [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2017/05/04/IC3-Warns-Increase-BECEAC-Schemes ] 05/04/2017 06:36 PM EDT 
Original release date: May 04, 2017

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has issued an alert describing a growing number of scams targeting businesses 
working with foreign suppliers or businesses that regularly perform wire transfer payments. These sophisticated scams 
are classified as business email compromise (BEC) or email account compromise (EAC) and use social engineering 
techniques to defraud businesses.

Users and administrators are encouraged to review the IC3 Alert [ https://www.ic3.gov/media/2017/170504.aspx ] for 
details and refer to US-CERT Tip ST04-014 [ https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST04-014 ] for information on social 
engineering and phishing attacks.

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