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DoJ Recovers $5M Lost in BEC Fraud Against Workers' Union

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Feed Name: Dark Reading

Threat Score
55/100

Date Published: 2025-03-27

Date Updated: 2026-05-05

Author: Kristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

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The DOJ announced recovery of over $5 million and seizure of property linked to a business email compromise (BEC) in which a Massachusetts union was tricked by a spoofed email into redirecting a $6.4M payment; stolen funds were laundered through multiple bank accounts, a cryptocurrency exchange, and moved to accounts in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, and Nigeria before seven domestic accounts were seized.

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