Explores identity verification methods used to confirm that users, devices, and communications are legitimate. Topics include multi-factor authentication, biometric verification, digital certificates, and best practices for validating identities across online platforms and enterprise environments.
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A Single Spoofed Email Cost This Company $47 Million In 2024, the SEC disclosed that Ubiquiti Networks lost $46.7 million after attackers used a spoof of executive email accounts to trick the finance department into wiring funds to overseas accounts. The employees thought they were following orders from the
The CEO Email That Cost a Company $47 Million In 2015, Ubiquiti Networks disclosed that attackers impersonating company executives via spoofed emails tricked employees into wiring $46.7 million to overseas accounts. The emails looked legitimate. The sender addresses appeared correct. No malware was involved. The entire attack hinged on
