{"id":31261,"date":"2022-06-23T15:03:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T15:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grapevinemsp.com\/?p=31261"},"modified":"2022-06-23T15:17:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T15:17:41","slug":"dealing-with-business-email-imposters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grapevinemsp.com\/dealing-with-business-email-imposters\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing With Business Email Imposters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Businesses are under constant threat from online scammers and opportunistic hackers. You may do every security patch upgrade, monitor your system 24\/7, and ensure strong firewall mechanisms. But you click on one bad email link, or worse, somehow your password gets leaked, your entire system gets compromised, and you end up a victim of a security incident. A recent stat from the FBI says that business email imposter scams have cost about $2.3 billion from over 17000 victims. And there could be more unreported cases as well.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is a brief overview of these dangerous email scams and how you can protect yourself from falling victim.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is a business email imposter scam?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Business email imposters are a scamming attempt to gain confidential data or user credentials with the help of emails that look and feel genuine. A scammer could set up an email that mirrors close to the organization\u2019s email addresses and ask for any confidential information such as password, bank account details or even request to borrow money. These emails may target your partners, employees, and clients, leading to loss of money, reputation, and future business prospects.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These imposter emails do not carry the signature components of a phishing email and come off as seemingly genuine emails from within the company. They are highly successful compared to other forms of hacking attempts for these reasons:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n