fake-support-real-fraud-enterprise-tech-support-scams-steal-hundreds-of-millions
# tech support scam# corporate security# social engineering# fraud prevention
Key Points
- 'Tech support scams' now target companies, with single hits reaching hundreds of millions of yen
- Schools and municipalities are also targets as tactics keep shifting
- It exposes gaps in corporate security and staff anti-fraud training
Analysis
Fake 'tech support' scams are shifting from individuals to companies, with single hits reaching hundreds of millions of yen, hitting schools and municipalities too. The tactics keep morphing, exploiting internal security gaps and weak staff awareness. The lesson for executives and security leads: the battleground has moved from personal wallets to corporate accounts, and staff training plus payment-approval controls beat expensive gear against this social engineering.