Is it really your boss in that virtual meeting?
This is an appointment you DON’T want to add to your busy schedule: a fake virtual meeting run by a fake boss trying to steal money.
The FBI is warning about a number of fake boss meeting attacks from 2019 to 2021. In some cases, the attackers will break in to a boss' email account, set up a video meeting, and use a still image of the boss to make it seem real. They may say their audio is not working well, or they may even use deepfake audio --- fake audio software to simulate the real boss' voice, according to the FBI.
The next step: to tell you to transfer money, either in the meeting, or in email later. The FBI calls this Business Email Compromise, or BEC, and says attackers steal millions every year. The FBI is also seeing criminals join in to real virtual meetings to gather info on how the company works so they can attack later.
To protect yourself, the alert suggests these tips, among others:
Watch out for virtual meetings set up on platforms your company doesn't normally use
Make sure a web address you see in emails is actually associated with the company in question
Look out for links with misspelled site names
Don't send passwords or personal info by email
Check the email address of the sender. Does it match the real email address?
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