BEC
We've curated 31 cybersecurity statistics about BEC to help you understand how business email compromise tactics are becoming increasingly sophisticated in 2025, targeting organizations through deceptive emails that trick employees into revealing confidential information.
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Email-based BEC attacks surged 70% year-over-year.
The majority of 2024 cyber insurance claims (60%) originated from business email compromise (BEC) and funds transfer fraud (FTF) incidents.
29% of BEC events resulted in funds transfer fraud in 2024.
BEC claims severity increased by 23% in 2024.
The FBI received 21,442 complaints about business email compromise scams in 2024 (versus 21,489 in 2023 and 21,832 in 2022).
Business email compromise (BEC) remained the No. 1 avenue for attempted and actual payments fraud in 2024, cited by 63% of respondents.
Wire transfers were the payment method most frequently targeted by BEC scammers in 2024, reported by 63% of respondents, up from 39% in the previous survey.
Spoof emails were the most prevalent type of BEC, cited by 79% of respondents.
ACH credits saw more BEC scam activity in 2024 than in the prior year, rising to 50% from 47% of respondents reporting incidents.
Third-party impersonations, reported by 63% of respondents, remained the most frequent type of BEC scam.
"Classic" BEC scams, saw a significant decline, with 49% of respondents reporting incidents in 2024 compared to 57% in 2023.