The Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) issued Public Service Announcement (“PSA”) I-082715a, updating a previous PSA describing the “Business E-mail Compromise.” The FBI defines the Business E-mail Compromise as “a sophisticated scam targeting businesses working with foreign suppliers and/or businesses that regularly perform wire transfer payments. The scam is carried out by compromising legitimate business e-mail accounts through social engineering or computer intrusion techniques to conduct unauthorized transfers of funds.” The attack often leads to business wire transferring substantial funds (amounts in the hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars) directly to bogus bank accounts set up by the thieves. The majority of these attacks send funds to banks in the Far East.
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Dell highlights POS attacks and SCADA incidents in 2015 security report
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In its 2015 Annual Security Threat Report, released last week, Dell looks at trends from the 2014 security landscape and suggests methods to mitigate new and growing risks, focusing on eight key findings.