The FBI this week issued an alert warning businesses of email scams.
The bureau said the type of fraud it refers to as "business email compromise" has cost companies around $2.3 billion globally in the 15 months leading up to February. The FBI's data includes cases from 17,642 businesses—likely including major brands—in 79 countries, and it found a 270 percent jump in exposed loss since January 2015.
Indeed, internet grift, long considered mainly as a consumer concern, has become a challenge for large corporations and small businesses alike.
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