Learn in the textbookClassifying Threats — Human Wrongdoing and Accidents
DefinitionBEC is a scam that deceives staff with emails impersonating an executive or business partner, getting them to send money to an account the attacker has prepared.
ExplanationIt is short for Business Email Compromise, and in Japanese it is called business email fraud. For example, attackers say the payee account has changed or press for an urgent payment, leaving no time to check.
AnalogyIt is like a fake note in imitation of the boss's handwriting that gets the person in charge of the safe to hand over money.
Memory hookThe C stands for Compromise. It is a scam in which business email exchanges are exploited by an attacker.