Business Email Compromise

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cybercrime
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:BEC
gptkbp:cause financial losses
gptkbp:commonVictims executives
suppliers
vendors
finance departments
gptkbp:firstReported 2013
gptkbp:goal data theft
financial theft
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Business Email Compromise
gptkbp:impact global
gptkbp:investigatedBy law enforcement agencies
gptkbp:involves phishing
social engineering
email fraud
gptkbp:lossesReported billions of dollars annually
gptkbp:method compromised email accounts
impersonation of executives
spoofed email addresses
gptkbp:prevention multi-factor authentication
employee training
email authentication
verification procedures
gptkbp:relatedTo cybersecurity
phishing
email spoofing
CEO fraud
gptkbp:reportsTo gptkb:FBI
gptkbp:target organizations
businesses
gptkbp:vectorFor email
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:BEC
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7