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Common-sense should be applied to these circumstances. This and other successful attacks
may all be used for training and to improve the business security stance.

Resources

Arsene, L. (2017, June 12). Southern Oregon university victim of $1.9 million email fraud.
Retrieved from https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/southern-oregon0university-victim-of-
1-9-million-email-fraud-18197.html

Cluley, G. (2017, June 13). How a single email stole $1.9 million from Southern Oregon
University. Retrieved from https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-data-
protection/single-email-stole-1-9-million-southern-oregon-university/#new_tab

Dellinger, A.J. (2017, June 13). Fraudulent email: Business email compromise attack costs
southern Oregon university $2M. Retrieved from http://www.ibtimes.com/fraudulent-emial-
business-email-compromise-attack-costs-southern-oregon-university-2m-2551724

About the Author

Charles Parker, II began coding in the 1980’s. Presently CP is an
Cybersecurity Lab Engineer at a Tier One supplier to the
automobile industry.

CP is presently completing the PhD (Information Assurance and
Security) with completing the dissertation. CP’s interests include
cryptography, SCADA, and securing communication channels.

He has presented at regional InfoSec conferences. Charles
Parker, II can be reached online at [email protected]
and InfoSecPirate (Twitter).

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