A business email compromise scenario in which an attacker impersonates a senior executive and pressures an employee or business partner to transfer money, change payment instructions, purchase assets, or disclose sensitive information.
Category: fraud prevention. Part of the Identity Technologist Glossary — more than 200 practitioner-grade definitions covering identity verification, KYC/AML, biometrics, fraud prevention, and compliance. See all terms at https://identitytechnologist.com/glossary.