From the report, “BEC is a specific type of phishing email that operates without links and without attachments (two of the standard markers that perimeter defenses look for). (more available)

From the report, “The large-scale attacks and disastrous outcomes in this paper underscore the fact that targeted phishing is the overwhelming cause of nearly all breaches. (more available)

On September 7th, 2017 Equifax disclosed the occurrence of data breach that occurred between May 2017 and July 2017. Equifax discovered the breach in July 2017. (more available)