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92% of enterprises experienced an email security incident last year

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Madeline Lauver
July 20, 2022

The 2022 Email Security Trends Report from Abnormal Security found that 72% of enterprises have experienced over five security incidents due to email threats in the past year.


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Phishing at all-time high; 1 million attacks in Q1 2022

Security Staff
June 9, 2022

Phishing has reached a record high, with APWG observing one million attacks in the first quarter of 2022. 


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Business email compromise costs $43 billion

Maria Henriquez
May 5, 2022

The amount of money lost to business email compromise (BEC) scams continues to grow each year, according to the FBI.


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Cybersecurity threats facing enterprise email accounts

Security Staff
April 21, 2022

An email security report from Cyren found common threats facing business email accounts at U.S. and U.K. organizations.


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FBI disrupts $51 million business email compromise schemes

Security Staff
April 4, 2022

Operation Eagle Sweep, conducted by the FBI, targeted business email compromise (BEC) scammers believed responsible for targeting over 500 U.S. victims and causing losses exceeding $51 million


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Human error, psychology and specificity: The power of spear phishing

Zack Allen
October 11, 2021

Let's dive into what spear phishing is and how security teams can effectively tackle this very targeted method of digital attack, especially now that hackers are picking up their pace.


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10K Microsoft users targeted by FedEx and DHL phishing attack

February 24, 2021

Two large phishing attacks, aimed at a combined 10,000 victims, spoofed emails from FedEx and DHL Express in an attempt to steal their targets' business email account credentials.


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FBI warns of BEC scammers using email forwarding

Maria Henriquez
December 2, 2020
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a Private Industry Notification alert, noting that cybercriminals are increasingly implementing auto-forwarding rules on victims' web-based email clients to conceal their activities. According to the FBI, cybercriminals then capitalize on this reduced visibility to increase the likelihood of a successful business email compromise (BEC).
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Business email compromise during a pandemic: Why cyber insurance is more urgent than ever

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Lauren Winchester
October 29, 2020
In this ongoing virtual environment, organizations remain highly vulnerable to the significant cybersecurity risks exposed by widespread remote work - business email compromise (BEC), in particular. How did business email compromise become such a serious threat for organizations, and why should cyber insurance be top of mind right now, as a result? Let’s dive in.
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Average ransomware demand increases 100% from 2019 through Q1 2020

Data from 25,000 small-to-midsize organizations reveals ransomware as the top cyber insurance incident in the first half of the year, with the average ransomware demand increasing 100% from 2019 through Q1 2020
October 13, 2020

Coalition announced the results of its H1 2020 Cyber Insurance Claims Report. The report explores top cybersecurity trends and threats facing organizations today, in addition to data showing the impact of COVID-19 on cyber insurance claims. The report garners insights from the incidents reported across 25,000 small and midsize organizations.


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