Fortra Intelligence and Research Experts (FIRE) share findings in Security Review from the latest BEC Global Insights Report, highlighting a 22 percent increase in business email compromise attacks in June 2026. The report explains that gift card scams remain the dominant method while attackers expand into cryptocurrency and higher value wire transfer fraud. FIRE emphasizes that threat actors rely heavily on social engineering and free webmail services to exploit trusted communication channels. The article underscores the growing financial and operational risk of BEC attacks and the need for stronger security controls, employee awareness, and verification processes.
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"Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks increased by 22% in June 2026 compared with the previous month, according to the latest BEC Global Insights Report from Fortra."