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Attack Details
Attack Date:
Jun 22, 2022
Employee Impersonation Payroll Diversion BEC Attack
Initial Email Content
Subject
My Direct Deposit Guide
Body
Hi [Recipient First Name],
I have recently changed banks, can you update my payroll direct deposit information? Previous account on record will be inactive few days before the next pay day.
Regards,
[Impersonated Employee Name]
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Attack Description
This text-based BEC attack impersonates an employee using a spoofed email address and a free webmail account to divert payroll deposits to a fraudulent account.
Analysis Overview
Tactic
Spoofed Email Address
Free Webmail Account
Goal
Payroll Diversion
Impersonated Party
Employee - Other
Vector
Text-based
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