"FBI Warns of BEC Scams Abusing Virtual Meeting Platforms"

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued an alert pertaining to the growing use of virtual meeting platforms to carry out Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks and Email Account Compromise (EAC) scams. These schemes involve using social engineering tactics to trick employees, who can make or authorize payments, into transferring funds into fraudulent accounts. They are typically performed over business or personal email addresses, but the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has observed an increase in complaints about BEC attacks being performed over virtual meeting platforms. This article continues to discuss the FBI's warning of BEC attacks in which virtual meeting platforms are abused and how organizations can stay protected against such scams. 

Security Week reports "FBI Warns of BEC Scams Abusing Virtual Meeting Platforms"