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Attack Details
Attack Date:
May 18, 2022
Employee Impersonation Payment Fraud BEC Attack
Initial Email Content
Subject
Operating Expenses
Body
[Recipient First Name], I'll need you to process an outgoing payment today via Wire
or Zelle for an Operating Expenses which is due.
Kindly let me know if you can get it done today via Wire or Zelle so i
can forward you the details for the payment.
Thanks
[Impersonated Employee First Name]
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Attack Description
This text-based BEC attack impersonates an employee using a spoofed display name and a free webmail account to request a fraudulent payment.
Analysis Overview
Tactic
Spoofed Display Name
Free Webmail Account
Goal
Payment Fraud
Impersonated Party
Employee - Other
Vector
Text-based
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