According to the Federal Office for Cybersecurity, a sharp increase in CEO fraud cases was recorded in 2024. This insidious scam often affected schools, churches, clubs and political parties. However, CEO fraud can pose a threat to all institutions and companies.
29.04.2025 –How does this scam work? In CEO fraud, employees receive email messages from fraudsters posing as their superiors. The sender's e-mail address looks deceptively genuine. The message usually contains an urgent instruction that the employee must attend to immediately. The instruction is to transfer money transfer by a company card or bank transfer. The payments then go straight into the accounts of cyber criminals.
Check the authenticity of such messages directly with your superiors. It is also advisable to define clear rules for authorising money transfers.
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