A Business Owner Spent Two Weeks Talking to His Partner Before Wiring Millions. The Voice Was Never His.
A Swiss entrepreneur wired millions to a business partner he'd trusted for years, built over two weeks of ordinary phone calls. The voice was never his partner's, and it's the fastest-growing fraud category the FBI tracks.
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Global Employee Engagement Just Hit a 5-Year Low. The Cost: $10 Trillion.
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The Average B2B Buying Group Is 10 People. Above $700K, It’s 14.
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CEO Confidence in Revenue Growth Has Fallen From 56% to 30% in Four Years
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Only 38% of Organizations Have a Real AI Policy, Even Though 90% Say Employees Are Already Using It
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Companies Passing Tariff Costs to Customers Jumped From 13% to 34% in Nine Months
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