Why Does Email Security Matter? standard
Technology has made significant strides over the last few years, but the tactics used for email phishing haven’t changed all that much. Many of the old strategies still work, and as the saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” During Bee Token’s initial coin offering (ICO) in 2018, a scammer pretended to be a member of the Bee team, sending emails to would-be investors and instructing them to deposit ETH into crypto wallets under their control, supposedly in return for Bee Tokens. The scammer ended up collecting $1 million. The attacker’s tactic was, in short: Pretend to be someone that victims trust. Trick victims into handing over something of value. Four years later, in 2022, the same technique is being ...
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