Most small business owners think they're too small to be targeted. That's exactly what makes them the perfect target.

Here are 3 real attacks from the last 30 days that hit businesses with under 50 employees:

1. Invoice redirect scam — Attackers compromised a vendor's email and sent a "updated banking details" message. One construction company wired $84K to the wrong account. The fix takes 2 minutes: always verify payment changes by phone using a number you already have on file. Never trust the number in the email.

2. Google Ads credential phishing — Fake Google login pages running through actual Google Ads. Clicked it? They have your password in real-time. The fix: enable hardware security keys or at minimum, app-based 2FA on every account that touches money.

3. "Your subscription expired" SMS — Links to a cloned SaaS login page. One e-commerce owner lost access to their Shopify, email, and banking in under an hour. The fix: never click links in texts about account issues. Go directly to the site yourself.

None of these required sophisticated hacking. All of them were preventable with basic awareness.

I break down threats like these every week inside ZeroDay Intel — practical, jargon-free security intel built specifically for small business owners who don't have a security team.