Why you should not be the victim when a business falls for e-mail fraud
Large companies often refuse to accept liability for failing in their duty of care when e-mail accounts are hacked
28 September 2020 - 14:29
All companies have a duty of care to act with diligence when making payments, especially when they receive notice of a change in the bank account details of a supplier or contractor, since this is a well-known source of scams.
Yet after impersonation fraud, also known as business e-mail compromise (BEC), large corporates often refuse to accept liability for failing in their duty of care...
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