
The Finance Employee
Case: Business email compromise / CEO impersonation
Loss: $54 Million · Austria · 2016
He went to work that morning thinking he was doing his job well. The email looked exactly like every other instruction from the CEO. It had the right tone, the right urgency, the right language. He followed it.
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The Finance Employee
When the fraud was discovered, the professional shame was immediate. In cases like this, the employee is often the first one investigated. Careers end. Some are terminated even when they were the victim. Someone who spent years building a reputation for precision became the person who wired $54 million to criminals.








