2019/20’s 10 biggest, boldest, and most brazen business email compromise scams
Understand how email scams work to know how they can be avoided


Telling the difference between authentic emails and an impostor’s scam is not always easy. That’s because business email compromise (BEC) attacks prey on human nature, the innate psychological traits shared by everyone.
This whitepaper offers a roundup of the most high-profile (and low-minded) BEC and email account compromise (EAC) attacks of the last 12 months.
Download it now to understand how email scams work and know how they can be avoided.
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