A Canton woman was charged in federal court in Boston on Friday in connection with an ongoing investigation into a email scheme that sought to fool participants in real estate deals into transferring hundreds of thousands of dollars into bank accounts she controlled.
Companies are under attack. The FBI reports that internet-enabled theft, fraud, and exploitation accounted for a stunning $2.7 billion in financial losses in 2018 alone, almost double the loss amount for 2016.
Although there is a high risk for employees across industries to click on a suspicious link or email or obey a fraudulent request, employees at financial institutions are among the least likely to fall for such an attack.
