Chapter
The Story of a Hacker's BEC Scam
05:28 - 15:22 (09:54)
Evaldus Rimasauskas executed a Business Email Compromise (BEC) scam to defraud Facebook and Google out of over $100 million by creating a fake company and invoices for services never rendered.
Clips
The episode discusses the world of cyber crime and how individuals may start with buying stolen credit cards online and advance to more complex fraud schemes.
05:28 - 07:21 (01:52)
Summary
The episode discusses the world of cyber crime and how individuals may start with buying stolen credit cards online and advance to more complex fraud schemes. It also touches on the recent acquisition of Oculus by Facebook.
ChapterThe Story of a Hacker's BEC Scam
Episode124: Synthetic Remittance
PodcastDarknet Diaries
Hackers use social engineering to collect information, like phone numbers and company details, through methods such as emailing and calling.
07:22 - 11:28 (04:06)
Summary
Hackers use social engineering to collect information, like phone numbers and company details, through methods such as emailing and calling. Once they have this information, they can use it to break into computer systems.
ChapterThe Story of a Hacker's BEC Scam
Episode124: Synthetic Remittance
PodcastDarknet Diaries
A fraudster managed to steal millions of dollars from Facebook through an invoice scam involving a fake domain name and a simple invoice alteration, getting a Facebook representative to reroute payments intended for an airline's real bank account into accounts controlled by the thief.
11:28 - 15:22 (03:53)
Summary
A fraudster managed to steal millions of dollars from Facebook through an invoice scam involving a fake domain name and a simple invoice alteration, getting a Facebook representative to reroute payments intended for an airline's real bank account into accounts controlled by the thief.