Access to Innovation
Access to Capital
Access to Talent
Access to Market
Access to Knowledge
Date Trend snippet:
26 January 2023
Relevance date:
2022
Type of Treath or Oppertunity
Domain of application
Source of threat
Victim
- Home >
- Services >
- Access to Knowledge >
- Trend Monitor >
- Type of Threat or Opportunity >
- Trend snippet: Netherlands has set up platform to share fraudulous e-mails
Trends in Security
Trends in Security Information
The HSD Trendmonitor is designed to provide access to relevant content on various subjects in the safety and security domain, to identify relevant developments and to connect knowledge and organisations. The safety and security domain encompasses a vast number of subjects. Four relevant taxonomies (type of threat or opportunity, victim, source of threat and domain of application) have been constructed in order to visualize all of these subjects. The taxonomies and related category descriptions have been carefully composed according to other taxonomies, European and international standards and our own expertise.
In order to identify safety and security related trends, relevant reports and HSD news articles are continuously scanned, analysed and classified by hand according to the four taxonomies. This results in a wide array of observations, which we call ‘Trend Snippets’. Multiple Trend Snippets combined can provide insights into safety and security trends. The size of the circles shows the relative weight of the topic, the filters can be used to further select the most relevant content for you. If you have an addition, question or remark, drop us a line at info@securitydelta.nl.
visible on larger screens only
Please expand your browser window.
Or enjoy this interactive application on your desktop or laptop.
Netherlands has set up platform to share fraudulous e-mails
The Dutch police commissioned TNO to develop the BEC-Off platform, a place to collect emails that were sent as part of email compromise campaigns. Both organisations hope to spread knowledge of the platform to different partners of the chain so that the Community of Practice BEC Fraud will get a clearer picture of the scope of this form of cybercrime, the perpetrator and victim journeys and ways to prevent further instances.
More source info
TNO and The Hague cybercrimeteam of the Dutch Police have developed a platform named ‘BEC-off’. Entrepreneurs and companies in The Netherlands can use this platform to help fight against Business E-mail Compromise (BEC) Fraud by sharing suspicious e-mails.
BEC Fraud encompasses criminals trying to steal money from entrepreneurs using social engineering techniques via e-mail. Criminals steal salaries or intercept and adjust invoices, and quickly purchase gift cards or make use of other cash-out methods. Often, e-mails seem to be originated from administration, the CEO or CFO.
How can you help?
If you suspect an email to be fraudulous, you can savely submit the e-mail via the ‘BEC-off’ platform and share it with TNO. You can do so by dragging the e-mail from the e-mail programme, or by uploading the content of the e-mail. TNO will investigate the submitted e-mails for characteristics, similarities and differences, in order to be able to distinguish modus operandi. Together, new ways of countering BEC fraud can be defined. For more information about the research, click here.
Collaboration
This research is primarily conducted by TNO, with The Hague cybercrimeteam of the Dutch Police as a knowledge partner. Other partners such as the DTC and the NBIP are connected to publicize the platform and to disseminate the acquired knowledge in the network. New partners are always welcome. Individual e-mails are not visible to partners. Read more about terms, conditions and privacy.
Source:
News
Help Counter BEC-Fraud: Share Suspicious E-mails
Date published
07 September 2022
Author:
HSD Foundation