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Simulation · Business Email Compromise
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3.1 CEO Fraud · Business Email Compromise

CEO Fraud · Urgent Wire Request

The original BEC variant tracked by FBI IC3 since 2013. Email impersonating a senior executive directs finance to wire funds to a new account, framed as confidential acquisition or legal matter. Began as display-name spoofing; evolved to lookalike domains, compromised accounts, and now AI-generated executive-style writing.

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