Over the past year, the SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit (CTU)(SM) has seen criminals continue to target Automated Clearing House (ACH) and wire transfer transactions for fraud activity, resulting in high-value losses. Small to midsized businesses (SMBs) and not-for-profits have been hit especially hard. Neustar has published an excellent overview (PDF) of this type of threat.

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