{"id":4233,"date":"2020-03-13T19:19:44","date_gmt":"2020-03-14T00:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kraftgrp.com\/?p=4233"},"modified":"2020-04-13T19:23:30","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T00:23:30","slug":"microsoft-365-g-suite-users-targeted-in-business-email-compromise-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kraftgrp.com\/microsoft-365-g-suite-users-targeted-in-business-email-compromise-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft 365 & G Suite Users Targeted In Business Email Compromise Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft 365 & G Suite Users Targeted In Business Email Compromise Scam<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you use Microsoft Office 365 or Google G Suite, then you need to be on the lookout for business email compromise. Cybersecurity technology won\u2019t protect you from this cybercrime scam – it comes down to what you know. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The FBI has released a private industry notification that a specialized business email compromise campaign is being carried out against Microsoft Office 365 and Google G Suite users, so far causing $2.1 billion in damages.<\/p>\n

Click the following link to read the full report:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.kraftgrp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PIN-20200303-001.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

What Is Business Email Compromise?<\/h3>\n

Business Email Compromise is a social engineering technique used by cybercriminals in which they pose as a business or member of a business in order to execute fraudulent payments.<\/p>\n

In layman\u2019s terms, a cybercriminal will write an email pretending to be from a known contact or organization (e.g. your credit union), and request that a payment be processed \u2013 instead of sending the funds to a legitimate source, the payment will go to them.<\/p>\n

Business Email Compromise can be carried out a number of ways:<\/p>\n