Andrew Frey, Forensic Financial Analyst in the U.S. Secret Service: Why Business Email Compromise Works

How does Business Email Compromise work? Who is behind the attacks? And how do you get the money back? In this episode, Tim Sadler is joined by Andrew Frey, a Forensic Financial Analyst for the San Francisco Field Office of the U.S. Secret Service, working in the Cyber Fraud Task Force. As one of the most knowledgeable people in the US government on the threat of Business Email Compromise, Andrew works directly with companies and individuals to gather intelligence on cybercriminals behind these attacks and helps recover lost funds when wire fraud has occurred.  He shares stories of attacks he's investigated and explains what businesses need to do should they fall victim to BEC attacks. You can also visit the Secret Service website at https://www.secretservice.gov/ to find out more information.