business email compromise (BEC)

Business email compromise (BEC) attacks continue be successful, with the FBI reporting 21,442 complaints last year and $2.8 billion in losses. As deepfake and voice-cloning technologies become increasingly accessible, criminals are elevating their deception tactics beyond simple text-based communications to include convincing video and audio impersonations of executives. A seemingly authentic Zoom call authorizing a wire transfer carries far more persuasive weight than email or text messages alone. Yet this technological evolution presents security leaders…