Cybersecurity

Your Corporate Email Isn’t as Safe as You Think

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The discovery of an alleged international ring of fraudsters started with a one-line email. In April 2019, a company accountant received an email that appeared to be from the chief executive officer.

“Joanna, Can you mail out a check to to a Vendor today? Barbara,” the email said.