In the first four months of 2023, the most common type of business e-mail compromise (BEC) scams targeting organizations worldwide was in the form of luring, with over six in ten organizations encountering it. Scams targeting payroll information were the second-most common type of BEC scam.
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Microsoft. (May 19, 2023). Distribution of business e-mail compromise (BEC) types in worldwide organizations from January to April 2023 [Graph]. In ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. Retrieved August 18, 2026, from /statistics/1390052/bec-types-global/
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Distribution of business e-mail compromise (BEC) types in worldwide organizations from January to April 2023 [Graph], Microsoft, May 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1390052/bec-types-global/
