business email compromise (BEC)

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• ASN
• business email compromise (BEC)
• cybercrime
• domain names
• Financial
• Google
• IANA
• Microsoft
• Secret Service

The ‘staggering’ cybersecurity weakness that isn’t getting enough focus, according to a top Secret Service official

Cyber Scoop January 29, 2026

Secret Service warns domain registration system is major security...

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• account takeover (ATO) attacks
• Australia
• business email compromise
• business email compromise (BEC)
• Canada
• credential theft
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• Europol
• France
• germany
• Microsoft
• phishing
• RedVDS
• Research
• The Netherlands
• United Kingdom (U.K.)
• virtual machines

Microsoft seizes RedVDS infrastructure, disrupts fast-growing cybercrime marketplace

Cyber Scoop January 14, 2026

Microsoft seizes RedVDS infrastructure, disrupts fast-growing cybercrime marketplace |...

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• Black Axe
• business email compromise
• business email compromise (BEC)
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• Europol
• Spain

Spanish police disrupt Black Axe, arrest alleged leaders in action spanning four cities

Cyber Scoop January 12, 2026

Spanish police disrupt Black Axe, arrest alleged leaders in...

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• business email compromise (BEC)
• cybercrime
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• Treasury Department

Notorious Nigerian cybercriminal tied to BEC scams extradited to U.S.

Cyber Scoop December 12, 2024

Notorious Nigerian cybercriminal tied to BEC scams extradited to...

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• Africa
• African Union
• Afripol
• AI
• Algeria
• Angola
• artificial intelligence
• artificial intelligence (AI)
• Benin
• business email compromise (BEC)
• Cameroon
• Congo
• Cote d'Ivoire
• cybercrime
• Cybercrime Atlas
• Europe
• Fortinet
• Gabon
• germany
• Ghana
• Group-IB
• Interpol
• Kaspersky
• Kenya
• Mauritius
• Mozambique
• Nigeria
• ransomware
• Rwanda
• Senegal
• South Africa
• Tanzania
• Team Cyru
• Trend Micro
• Tunisia
• United Kingdom (U.K.)
• Uppsala Security
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

African cybercrime crackdown nets more than 1,000 suspects

Cyber Scoop November 26, 2024

African cybercrime crackdown nets more than 1,000 suspects |...

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• business email compromise (BEC)
• cybercrime
• Nigeria
• phishing

Nigerian man sentenced to 5 years for role in BEC operation

Cyber Scoop September 4, 2024

Nigerian man sentenced to 5 years for role in...

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• business email compromise (BEC)
• Equiniti
• Policy
• regulation
• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
• Threats

Shareholder-tracking company Equiniti shells out $850K to SEC over breaches

Cyber Scoop August 22, 2024

Shareholder-tracking company Equiniti shells out $850K to SEC over...

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• Black Axe
• business email compromise (BEC)
• cybercrime
• Interpol

300 arrests made in crackdown of West African cyber fraud group

Cyber Scoop July 17, 2024

300 arrests made in crackdown of West African cyber...

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