What is an Impersonation Attack?
An impersonation attack is a form of fraud in which attackers pose as a known or trusted person to dupe a volunteer into transferring money to a fraudulent account, sharing sensitive information (such as intellectual property, financial data or payroll information), or revealing login credentials that attackers can use to hack into SCORE's computer network. CEO fraud and business email compromise are specific forms of impersonation attacks where malicious individuals pose as high-level executives within SCORE.
These attacks require vigilance on the part of employees and volunteers they are designed to take advantage of human error.