Case Study

BEC Attack Thwarted Before a Six-Figure Loss

An attacker impersonated a manufacturer’s CFO and tried to reroute a major vendor payment. Learn how anomaly detection and rapid human triage stopped the fraud before any funds were moved.

Attackers mimicked executive communication to target vendor payments
SubRosa analysts escalated within minutes and coordinated with finance
Financial loss avoided and long-term safeguards implemented
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What's inside

Walk through the attack timeline and the actions that minimized risk.

  • How the BEC attack bypassed traditional email filters.
  • The red flags our team spotted that triggered escalation.
  • How real-time coordination prevented financial loss.
  • What safeguards were put in place to keep it from happening again.

Why organizations trust SubRosa

Our managed email security and incident response teams operate as one unit.

BEC-focused detections tuned for executive impersonation
Incident responders on standby to validate wire and vendor changes
Executive-ready reports with remediation roadmaps