FBI WARNS OF EMAIL FORWARDING RULES BEING ABUSED FOR BEC FRAUD

On 1 December, ZD Net reported that the FBI says that cyber-criminals are increasingly relying on email forwarding rules in order to disguise their presence inside hacked email accounts.  It says the technique has been seen and abused in recent BEC (Business Email Compromise) attacks reported over the summer.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-warns-of-email-forwarding-rules-being-abused-in-recent-hacks/

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Author: raytodd2017

Chartered Legal Executive and former senior manager with Isle of Man Customs and Excise, where I was (amongst other things) Sanctions Officer (for UN/EU sanctions), Export Licensing Officer and Manager of the Legal-Library & Collectorate Support Section

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