It has been reported that Japanese media company Nikkei Inc. is the latest organization to be hit by BEC scammers, costing the enterprise $29 million. The company confirmed last week that, in late September, an employee of its US subsidiary,”had transferred approximately 29 million United States dollars (approximately 3.2 billion Japanese Yen) of Nikkei America funds based on fraudulent instructions by a malicious third party who purported to be a management executive of Nikkei.”
Japanese media company Nikkei Inc. is the latest organization to be fleeced by BEC scammers, to the tune of $29 million. What happened? The company confirmed last week that, in late September, an employee of its US subsidiary,”had t… https://t.co/hnXXXzbMwW via @InfoSecHotSpot pic.twitter.com/9gkfQCjf4v
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