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Attack Details
Attack Date:
May 23, 2022
Executive Impersonation Gift Card Request BEC Attack
Initial Email Content
Subject
[no subject]
Body
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Sėnd me yòur phone numbėr, I neėd to get sòmething done.
[Executive Name]
Chief Executive Officer
Thànks
Malicious Artifacts
Additional Indicators of Compromise
Type
Description
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Attack Description
This text-based BEC attack impersonates an executive using a foreign character substitution, a cell phone number request, a spoofed display name, and a free webmail account to request the purchase of gift cards.
Analysis Overview
Tactic
Foreign Character Substitution
Cell Phone Number Request
Spoofed Display Name
Free Webmail Account
Goal
Gift Card Request
Impersonated Party
Employee - Executive
Vector
Text-based
Theme
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