A newly uncovered phishing group is targeting big companies around the world. It’s thought to be the first major scam gang of its type operating out of Russia, indicating a potential shift in the cyber-threat landscape.  Business email compromise (BEC) scams can be highly lucrative for cyber criminals, with organisations losing hundreds of millions of dollars a month after being tricked into sending finances into accounts owned by criminals.  … Cosmic Lynx – the campaign has targeted individuals in 46 countries across six continents and combines in-depth research on target organisations and their executives…

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