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Cyber crooks are trying to steal passwords for small-business Microsoft accounts in the U.K. by sending phony emails promising government relief funds for businesses shut down by the coronavirus. In a blog posting yesterday (June 10), researchers from Abnormal Security say the email phishing campaign is posing as correspondence from the UK Government’s Small Business Grants Fund (SGF).

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The number of Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks being leveled at C-Suite executives has declined as threat actors focus on a new target. According to new research published today by Abnormal Security, BEC attacks on C-Suite executives decreased by 37% in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the final quarter of 2019.

BEC Attackers Ditch C-Suite in Favor of Fresh Target

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Wells Fargo customers are being targeted by a phishing campaign impersonating the Wells Fargo Security Team and luring potential victims to phishing pages with the help of calendar invites.

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The first in a series of quarterly reports, the Q1 2020 report illustrates trends from actual BEC attacks discovered by Abnormal Security to help inform enterprise security strategy. The report also features a special section on email account compromise and security attack patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Abnormal Security Issues Quarterly Business Email Compromise (BEC) Report for Q1 2020

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