Business email compromise (BEC) is a term that encompasses a variety of techniques and tactics that cybercriminals leverage to obtain money or data via identity deception. Despite the evolution and repurposing of this suite of associated tactics, one constant has remained throughout—the correspondence between scammer and victim is done, almost without exception, over email.

California has witnessed its most deadly and destructive wildfire on record during the month of November. As the Camp Fire blazes on, more than 70 people have died, hundreds are still missing, and in some cases, entire towns have been reduced to little more than ashes. What’s more is that impending rain threatens to bring mudslides and further destruction to an already ravaged area.