BEC and remote access scams costing Aussies $86M
BEC and remote access scams costing Aussies $86M
Both AFP and ACCC warn of rising scams in Australia. Credit: Dreamstime
Business email compromise (BEC) scams generated more than $79 million in financial losses during the past 12 months, partly driven by remote working.
According to the Australian Federal Police (AFP), more than 3,300 incidents of BEC have been reported to the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) in the last 12 months, with more than half of these resulting in financial losses.
This usually is used to redirect legitimate fund transfers to alternative accounts.
In September 2020, an Australian business almost sent a payment of $519,545, followed by another payment of $2,148,938, to a Singaporean bank account after falling for a BEC.
Business Email Compromise cost Australian victims more than $79 million in past year
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An Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigation has helped to arrest a person who is allegedly behind one of the world’s largest phishing scams. It’s estimated the phishing package was responsible for around 50% of all scams in Australia in 2019.
In 2018, the AFP’s Cybercrime Operations unit looked into a series of phishing scams from information provided by Australian banking institutions.