Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, business email compromise (BEC) has been one of the most pervasive forms of cybercrimes. In fact, from 2013 to 2019, there were more than 70,000 victims of BEC scams worldwide.
According to the FBI, some of the most recent examples of pandemic-related BEC scams capitalize on coronavirus-related situations and reasons to ask for payments and change standard payment methods.