AwareGO | Finance Cyber Security: Double Check Account Numbers Before Paying
Fraudsters might try to sneak a bogus invoice into your accounting department. You should always double-check new account numbers before paying out invoices.
In some cases, they've managed to breach email accounts and are monitoring conversations. Once the conversation turns to invoicing, they take over and send their own invoice. They could also send you an email that looks like it comes from your CEO or CFO asking for a hasty transfer of funds into a new account. In some cases they monitor your workplaces trash and have gathered enough information to send bogus invoices.
Make sure you have a procedure in place to verify new account numbers or changes to older ones by other means than just email.
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