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Microsoft says business email compromise targets businesses that frequently do what?

Work with foreign suppliers or send wire transfers.

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  1. Work with foreign suppliers or do wire transfers ✔
  2. Run summer camps
  3. Sell only to walk-in customers

Why: Attackers pick companies that move money often because a fake request hides in the normal flow. Slow, double-checked payments beat them.

Huh, didn't know that: Microsoft says a common BEC trick is a domain that looks like the target company, or a spoofed email.

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Answer: Work with foreign suppliers or do wire transfers. Attackers pick companies that move money often because a fake request hides in the normal flow. Slow, double-checked payments beat them.

  1. Microsoft Learn: Phishing trends learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/malware/phishing-trends
    Business email compromise (BEC) is a sophisticated scam that targets businesses who frequently work with foreign suppliers or do money wire transfers.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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