The State Police of Verona intervened following the report of a manager of an important economic reality operating in the province of Verona regarding a possible scam carried out via the network. The staff of the company’s accounting office had in fact been contacted by the self-styled CEO of the Group and – in the belief that they were communicating with the top management of the industrial group – induced to make transfers to a foreign current account for a total amount of more than one million Euro. This is a scam which is usually also perfected through web profiling and analysis of the social accounts of the Company’s managers and employees, with the acquisition of valuable information on corporate dynamics and relationships.
The Postal Police, having received the report, immediately activated – through the Central Service – the international police cooperation channels through the Financial Information Unit of the Bank of Italy, managing to block the transaction and returning the large sum of money before the actual transfer to foreign accounts. The timeliness of the reporting and the speed of intervention of the specialized operators played a fundamental role in the success of the operation. The scam perpetrated against the Scaligera company falls into the category of so-called “CEO Frauds”, also known as “boss scams” or “CEO scams”, among the most dangerous cyber attacks for businesses, which can cause non-recurring damage. only economic but also reputational towards the companies and managers involved.
Yon this criminal scheme, a person who is in a top position within a corporate organization and who has spending powers, is contacted by a fraudster who, posing as the CEO of the company and representing the need for an immediate transfer of funds, induces him to transfer a large sum of money, normally to a foreign account. This type of scam is very insidious and difficult to recognize, because it is normally preceded by careful preparation activities, consisting of study and in-depth analysis of the target company, so-called activities. of “social engineering” which allows criminals to have names and references on the structure, such as to make the proposed emergency situation credible.
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