"6,600 Organizations Bombarded With 100,000+ BEC Attacks"

Researchers at Barracuda Networks have discovered that cybercriminals are increasingly registering accounts with legitimate services, such as Gmail and AOL, to use them in impersonation and BEC attacks. Barracuda researchers observed that 6,170 malicious accounts that have used Gmail, AOL, and other email services, have been responsible for over 100,000 BEC attacks, which have impacted nearly 6,600 organizations. Since April 1, these 'malicious accounts' have been behind 45% of all BEC attacks detected.

Help Net Security reports: "6,600 Organizations Bombarded With 100,000+ BEC Attacks"