> FBI Issues Warning on 'Man-in-the-E-mail' Fraud Attacks
[DATE: 03/12/2013 08:26]
[LANGUAGE: EN]
Man-in-the-email is a variation on the man-in-the-middle attack. In this fraud the attacker takes an e-mail position between a buyer and seller, and is able to defraud the buyer out of funds and the seller out of goods. The FBI knows at least three US companies tricked by such a scam in 2013.