New Wave of Wire Fraud Strikes Banks
April 28, 2011
Total Loss:
$11 Million
Between March 2010 and April 2011, 20 incidents of wire fraud hit small and mid-sized U.S. businesses after online banking credentials were compromised. All of the transfers - typically ranging between $50,000 to $985,000 - were routed to Chinese economic and trade companies located near the Russian border.
This news comes from an advisory issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center and the Internet Crime Complaint Center about the unauthorized wire transfers being routed to China. Most of the small-business victims hold accounts with community banks and credit unions, some of which use third-party service providers for online banking services.
Source:
Bank Info Security
Posted in:
ACH and Wire Fraud