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Technique

Wire Transfer Redirect

MONETIZATION

Manipulating victim or business into sending wire transfers to attacker-controlled accounts.

Common attack flows

How it fits in a scam

This technique shows up duringMONETIZATION

Before

  • Employment ScamDELIVERY

After

This is often where the scam ends.

Defense

How to defend against this

Steps you can take

  • Cooling-Off PeriodCost low · Effect high

Seen in the wild

Where we’ve seen it

Campaigns

  • Business Email CompromisePrevalence high · Avg loss $125,000

Commonly targets

  • Small Business Owner
  • Corporate Worker

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Similar defense

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