| Characteristic | Percentage of companies |
|---|---|
| United States | 37.4% |
| Australia | 23.6% |
| United Kingdom | 10.2% |
| New Zealand | 4.3% |
| Canada | 3.3% |
| Others | 21.2% |
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Release date
February 2020
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Region
Worldwide
Survey time period
2019
Special properties
Trend Micro Smart Protection Network infrastructure; wider industry metrics may vary
Supplementary notes
BEC = Business Email Compromise (BEC) also known as 鈥淐EO Fraud鈥.
BEC is defined as a sophisticated scam targeting businesses working with foreign suppliers and/or businesses that regularly perform wire transfer payments. The scam is carried out by compromising legitimate business e-mail accounts through social engineering or computer intrusion techniques to conduct unauthorized transfers of funds.
Data refers to the number of BEC attempts seen, which does not indicate whether the attacks were successful.
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