What are the most common CEO fraud scams? In this Business Reporter article, John Wilson discusses the different schemes threat actors use.
Originally published in Business Reporter.
Excerpt:
“Most CEO fraud schemes are not particularly well thought-out. The scammer Googles the name of a company’s CEO, then uses a free trial of a marketing service such as ZoomInfo or Lead411 to gather a handful of contacts in HR or Finance, depending on the scam they are attempting.
Next, they send out a batch of templated emails, usually from a free webmail account. In this scenario, the amount of research they’ve done is minimal, because they are counting on volume rather than quality. Typically, their bet pays off.”
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