BEC

A fraud in which criminals pose by email as a boss, supplier or client to make staff send money or data. They often register a domain that looks almost like the real company's, or break into a real mailbox. The lookalike domains (glossary)lookalike domain A domain designed to be mistaken for that of a known brand or organization. Full definition of lookalike domain involved are reported to registrars (glossary)registrar A company that registers domain names for customers with the registry. Full definition of registrar as fraud or phishing (glossary)phishing Impersonating a trusted party to steal data, often with look-alike domains. Full definition of phishing.