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Spoof Attacks: How Threat Actors Trick Your Defenses

The CEO Email That Wasn't From the CEO In early 2025, a mid-sized logistics company wired $3.1 million to a bank account in Hong Kong. The CFO had received an email — apparently from the CEO — requesting an urgent wire transfer for a confidential acquisition. The email address

Carl B. Johnson Jan 17, 2026 7 min read
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Spoof Attacks: How Threat Actors Hijack Trust

A Single Spoofed Email Cost This Company $46.7 Million In 2016, FACC Operations GmbH, an Austrian aerospace parts manufacturer, lost €42 million (roughly $46.7 million USD) after attackers sent a spoofed email impersonating the company's CEO. The finance department wired the money to accounts controlled by

Carl B. Johnson Feb 23, 2020 7 min read